What tone does this passage convey?

although the banks family was not able to go on their vacation, they were happy to just spend time together. they knew that with a couple of phone calls, they would be able to reschedule their vacation for a time when the weather was better.

Read this paragraph from a cause-and-effect essay. upwelling and el niño in normal years, the trade winds cause colder, nutrient-rich waters to rise to the ocean surface. this process is called “upwelling,” and it causes small fish called plankton to multiply. which rubric term or phrase would apply to the phrase “trade winds”? a. effect b. elaboration of a cause or effect c. transition between a cause and an effect d. cause