Basics
pH Scale
Causes
100
Name ocean life that are effected by ocean acidification (mentioned in presentation)
Mollusks, coral
100
pH levels in the ocean are...
decreasing
100
What contributes more CO2 to the environment: volcanos or people?
People!
200

What is the range of the pH scale?

1-14

200

Higher pH is more (a)______, lower pH is more (b)_______

(a) basic (b) acidic

200
Name two contributors to CO2 emissions
Deforestation and burning of fossil fuels
300

What two molecules react to form carbonic acid?

Co2 and H2O

300

What number on the pH scale is neutral?

7

300

Define Calcification

The process by which organisms creates calcium based structure, such as bone, coral, and mollusk shells

400
What compound is formed as a result of CO2 dissolving in the ocean that contributes to ocean acidification?
Carbonic Acid
400

What is another name for Bases?

Alkaline

400
Worst car for environment:
Pick up truck
500

Marine organisms make their shells from calcium and-

Carbonate

500

If an apple has a pH # of 3 is it acidic or basic? 

acidic

500
Define deforestation and two ways it contributes to ocean acidification
The clearing and burning of forests contribute to the amount of carbon dioxide globally, and with less trees to absorb carbon dioxide, there is more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and oceans.
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