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    • Challenge Question #2

    OHS Science Lab (ohssci@gnv.fdt.net)
    Tue, 04 Mar 1997 13:37:49 +0100

    Upwelling is when cold, nutrient rich water rises up from deep in the
    ocean to near the surface. Because it is nutrient rich, there is more
    food for whales to eat.