Climate Change: Water Chemistry

Climate Change:

Ocean Acidification and the Properties of Water

How much of our planet is ocean?

71% of the Earth's surface is water-covered, and the oceans hold about 96.5% of all Earth's water!

How much of this water is drinkable water though???

How much water do we need anyways?

A 150-pound person has about 10.8 gallons of water within them

The population of the United States is 334 million (2023).

That’s over 3.6 billion gallons of water in humans in the U.S.A. (3,607,200,000 gallons)

We also need a ½ gallon to drink daily

(167 million gallons)

​Since humans are only able to drink Fresh Water, what would happen if our icecaps and glaciers melted into the ocean (saline water)?

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Since humans are only able to drink Fresh Water, what would happen if our icecaps and glaciers melted into the ocean (saline water)?

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What are some forms of pollutions that are contaminating our oceans?

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What are some causes of Ocean Acidification?

[ Explain how this cause is impacting the ocean. ]

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What are some personal solutions we can take to combat ocean acidification?

...but how does the Ocean absorb heat to begin with?

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What properties of water make it effective at regulating temperature in humans as well as in the ocean?