Human Impact on the Oceans

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Only about ________ of the water in the Bay comes from the ocean.

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half

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Which of the following is a deep current?

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Antarctic bottom current

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Warm core rings trap relatively ______ water from the south of the Gulf Stream.

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Warm

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Fill in the blank: Overfishing can cause fish populations to ________, damaging the ecosystem and the fishing industry.

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What disrupts the food web in ocean chemistry?

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Ocean acidification

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Define ocean acidification.

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The decrease in pH levels of the ocean due to increased carbon dioxide absorption.

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What is overfishing?

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The practice of catching fish at a rate faster than they can reproduce.

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Explain the Gulf Stream.

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A warm ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and flows into the Atlantic Ocean.

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What are warm core rings?

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Circular currents of warm water that form in the ocean, often associated with the Gulf Stream.

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What is the impact of plastic pollution on marine life?

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It can cause ingestion, entanglement, and habitat destruction for marine organisms.

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