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How can upwelling affect the nutrient and oxygen content of ocean water around coastlines?

A. It brings warm, nutrient-rich water to the ocean floor.
B. It brings warm, oxygen-rich water to the ocean surface.
C. It brings cold, nutrient-rich water to the ocean surface.
D. It brings cold, oxygen rich-water to the ocean floor.
*(this is MARINE SCIENCE)

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D it brings cold oxygen rich water to the ocean floor
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Answer: C. It brings cold, nutrient rich water to the ocean surface.

Step-by-step explanation:

Upwelling is a phenomena seen in the oceans. It is a wind driven process. It involves the movement of the dense, cool and nutrient rich water from the oceanic floor to the oceanic surface.

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