When a drawing of a circle made in the center of a piece of paper with a black marker gets wet, the marker bleeds, and as the water moves through the paper the ink separates into several colors. What method of separation does this describe?
evaporation
distillation
filtration
chromatography

It is D. chromatography.

Step-by-step explanation:

when water or dye passes through a medium and changes color then that means it must be chromatography.

answer: option (4) is the correct answer.

explanation:

areas which are at low altitudes and near the equator tend to receive direct sunlight from the sun. hence, heat energy or radiations from the sun make these areas warmer and they have warmest water.

whereas areas which are at high altitudes and away from the equator do no receive direct sunlight. hence, no direct contact from the sun makes these regions colder and thus, they have colder water.

thus, we can conclude that the statement areas at low latitudes near the equator have the warmest water because they receive the most direct sunlight best explains the relationship between an area's geography and the temperature of its surface water.