Pollution
How big is the great pacific garbage patch?
1.6 million square kilometers.
How many degrees has the ocean warmed since 2000?
0.12 degrees Celsius (0.22 degrees Fahrenheit) per decade since 2000
Whats one thing you can do to stop coral bleaching?
Stop using products with micro plastics in them, or any other exeptable answers
What % of the ocean has been unexplored?
80%
How old is the ocean?
4 billion years old
What is pollution caused by?
Pollution is mainly caused by, plastic waste, but also mercury, oil spills, manufactured chemicals, pesticides, and nutrients.
Glacier parts are falling into the waters because the warmth
How is this effecting our polar bears
polar bears habitat is getting warmer and warmer, leading to less land for them to live in.
How many reefs have been effected by coral bleaching?
Aerial surveys revealed bleaching in 54% of the 641 reefs observed (346)
What are groups of fish called?
Schools
What % of our earths surface is blue?
70%
How many people does pollution kill anually?
8.3 million
The ocean has absorbed what % of the warming created by humans
90%
What animals is coral bleaching effecting?
Animals like eels, sea sponges, tiny school fish, lobsters, etc.
How many spices of fish are there?
33,000
Ocean make up what % of Earth's water?
97%
What percent of industrial waste is dumped in the water
70%
What is climate change causing?
coral bleaching, fish migration, drowning wetlands, ocean acidification, and so much more.
What are the top 5 causes of coral bleaching?
water temp, extremely low tides, pollution, to much sunlight, and careless tourism.
When will many ocean fishes be dead by?
2050
You can fit the entire atmosphere of all the oxygen we breath into what ocean?
Mediterranean sea
How many peices of plastic are estimated to by in our oceans?
5.25 trillion pieces
While the Greenhouse gases get more energy from the sun, the oceans are absorbing more heat.
What does this result in?
This results in increase in sea surface temperatures and rising sea level.
What do corals expel from there body when there stressed?
zooxanthellae
Did we evolve from the same ancestors as fish?
Yes/True
It's estimated that we only know ______ out of 2 million living species in the ocean.
230,000 out of two million