Joan represents the height at which a seagull is flying at +4 feet and the depth at which a fish is swimming at −1 feet on a number line, where 0 represents the surface of the water. which of these explains whether the seagull and the fish is closer to the surface of the water?

a. the fish is closer to the surface of the water because |+4| = 4 and − |−1| = −1, and −1 < 4.
b. the seagull is closer to the surface of the water because |+4| = −4 and |−1| = −1, and −1 > −4.
c. the fish is closer to the surface of the water because |+4| = 4 and |−1| = 1, and 1 < 4.
d. the seagull is closer to the surface of the water because |+4| = 4 and − |−1| = 1, and 4 > 1.