Vocabulary
Carbon Sink
System that stores carbon
When carbon dioxide combines with ocean water, what is the primary end product produced?
Bicarbonate
Compared to the 1700s, average sea-surface pH levels have...
Fallen variably across the oceans
What is the pH of pure water?
7
How do you spell our names?
Mr. Tittle
Ms. Hernandez
Carbon Sequestration
capture and storage of carbon
What chemical regulates the pH of water?
Carbonate ions
The amount of gases that can dissolve in seawater depends on temperature and:
Salinity
What is the pH of vinegar?
3
What other subject does Mr. Tittle teach?
Math
Bicarbonate
HCO3-
What term is used to refer to substances with very low pH values?
Acidic
When the temperature or salinity of seawater decreases, the amount of CO2 that can be absorbed
Increases
What is the pH of oven cleaner?
10
True or False: Mr. Tittle & Ms. Hernandez went to the same elementary/middle school.
True
Carbonate ion
CO32-
What term is used to refer to substances with very high pH values?
Basic
What is the approximate pH of typical ocean water?
what happened in the experiment?
the vinegar dissolved the chalk faster than the water
Where did Ms. Hernandez used to work?
aquarium zoo or school
pH forumula
-log [H+]
Shells and corals may dissolve in an acidic environment. This is due to the breakdown of
Calcium Carbonate
The pH scale is out of...
14
what is chalk made out of
calcium carbonate
What is Ms. Hernandez's favorite drink?
seltzer/dr pepper