What is Ocean Acidification
Where Does Ocean Acidification Happen?
The Ocean
What is causing Ocean Acidification to happen the most?
Burning Fossil Fuels
How can humans be affected?
Humans eat marine life that has been contaminated,
fisheries that provide food and livelihoods for millions
Name the 2 solutions to slow down ocean acidification
Reduce carbon emissions, aerate
What is formed in the water after the Carbon Dioxide dissolves?
Carbonic Acid
What is happening to the Marine Life?
It can make shellfishes hard to maintain their shell.
Memory game:
What was on the photos
turtle in a plastic ocean and a shell
How does aeration work?
We can do this by putting an air diffuser at the bottom of the body of water, then we can turn it on, which can let the Carbon Dioxide in the water released into the air.
How Much Carbon Dioxide does the Ocean take in?
30% of the worlds CO2
What are happening to the poles?
The Icecaps are melting due to the heat in the water and Global Warming.
What species can produce more toxins in the water?
Dangerous algal species.
What are some weaknesses of the solution for reducing carbon emissions?
Burning fossil fuel is an everyday life activity.
Without fossil fuels, we cannot cook food or even produce toys.
True Or False:
Nature is the main contributor to Ocean Acidification
False: The Rate of Ocean Acidification has increased after the Industrial Revolution, which means humans have contributed more to Ocean Acidification.
What are 3 things that are suffering because of Ocean acidification
Coral Bleaching, Marine Life, rising sea temperature.
Does Ocean Acidification directly or indirectly affect us humans?
Both!
What do you think is the better solution?
Both, your opinion matters
Name 2 Elements that make Carbonic Acid.
HO2. CO2, CO2-3
When Did Ocean acidification increase?
the industrial revolution, or 1760
Select All that is true:
1. Ocean Acidification can poison humans too.
2. Ocean acidification is acid being poured into the ocean
3. Oceans are acidified through carbon dioxide
4. Marine Life like Coral reefs are thriving because of Ocean Acidification
1,3
Why cant we aerate the ocean?
The Ocean is too big to aerate, and it is too expensive.