Upwelling occurs along the northern California coast because?
a. ?winds cause surface waters to move away from the coast.
b. ?of seismic activity on the ocean bottom.
c. ?of gravitational attraction between Earth and the Moon.
d. ?water flows from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific because they are at different levels.
e. ?of volcanic activity on the ocean floor.
ANSWER: a
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