Marine Life
The Carbon Cycle
Industrial Impact
Vocabulary
Facts About Phin
100
Currently in the Pacific Northwest, which species is effected the most due to ocean acidification?
What is shellfish?
100
The amount of CO2 has increased because of the growth of ____.
What is fossil fuel?
100
What is the current solution to alleviate ocean acidification?
How to reduce CO2 levels?
100
Shells of shellfish are made up of ___.
What is a calcifier, or calcium carbonate?
100

Name one country Phin has traveled to throughout his life.

Canada, Ireland, England, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden

200
Creatures that build shells/skeletons make up __% of the species of Puget Sound.
What is 30%?
200
When CO2 mixes with seawater, what type of acid does this create?
What is carbonic acid?
200

Which state's fishing industry will have the most significant impact on the Pacific North West?

Alaska

200
A tool of measurement to determine how acidic or basic a substance is.
What is the pH scale?
200

Is Phin the oldest, middle, or youngest sibling in his family?

Oldest

300
Which character in Spongebob would be affected by ocean acidification the most?
Who is Mr. Krabs?
300
Carbonic acid lowers ____, causing the seawater to become more ____.
What are the pH levels and acidity?
300

Seawater hatcheries are facing this problem today, causing their business to decline.

What is oyster larvae dieoff

300
A naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms each covalently double bonded to a single carbon atom.
What is CO2?
300

Phin went to college in which state?

Oregon

400
What are all marine life sensitive too?
What is temperature change?
400
The Carbon Cycle limits organisms access to this specific ion, which allows them to build their shells.
What are carbonate ions?
400
How many years does it take to breed/grow oysters in time to market them?
What is 3 years?
400
The movement of carbon as it is recycled and reused throughout the biosphere.
What is The Carbon Cycle?
400
What kind of food does Phin always bring for lunch?

Soup