Gas
Definition: The lowering of ocean pH levels due to increased levels of CO2
What is Ocean Acidification?
These large communities of coral are in danger of extinction due to ocean acidification
The Oceans cover how many thirds of the Earth?
What is 2/3
T or F: All organisms are negatively affected by Ocean Acidification
What is false?
This commonly known "greenhouse gas" causes ocean acidification.
What is Carbon Dioxide?
corals dissolve in this condition of water (acidic or basic)
What is acidic?
This pixar character may be most affected by the destruction of coral reefs
Who is Nemo?
T or F, Some fish will struggle to detect predators when the water is more acidic
What is true?
An increase in CO2 causes this change("increase" or "decrease") in pH levels in the ocean.
What is a decrease?
An example of a sea animal that uses carbonate ions for protection.
What are crabs, lobsters, mussels, clams ?
The ocean absorbs this percentage of carbon dioxide we omit
What is 25%?
The one known way to stop ocean acidification
What is reducing CO2 emissions?
The percentage of Earth's oxygen that comes from the ocean..
What is 50%
These ions are important for animals that build their own shells and exoskeleton.
What are carbonate ions?
Studies say Ocean acidity will increase by this much in terms of percentage (closest wins)
170%
Defined as the hydrogen-ion concentration in a liquid.
What is Acidity?
Atmospheric CO2 levels and Seawater pH levels have a(n) ___ relationship (inverse, direct)
What is an inverse relationship?
as ocean acidity increases, carbonate ions will increase or decrease.
What is decrease?
Since the industrial era(roughly 200 years ago) , the oceans have become ___% more acidic
What is 30%?
Ocean pH in the preindustrial era was 8.2 and currently is 8.1. The pH by the year 2100 is expected to be.
What is 7.8 or 7.9?