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What is happening in step 4 of the image below?A. Formation of a surface ocean waveB. Sinking of cooling ocean waterC. Upwelling of warming ocean waterD. Formation of an ocean gyre

What is happening in step 4 of the image below?A. Formation of a surface ocean waveB-example-1
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The answer to this question is letter C. Upwelling of warming ocean water. In the figure below, step 4 in the thermohaline circulation shows that it is in the Pacific ocean. It is where the deep water surfaces in the process called upwelling.

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