Ocean Acidification and Sea Level Rise

What type of greenhouse gas from the atmosphere is taken up in the ocean and causes ocean acidification?

• Methane

• Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

• Nitrogen

• All of the above

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Oceans become more acidic when CO2 reacts with ​ (a)   and forms (b)   acid, adding H+ to the water and ​ (c)   the pH​

• water
• carbonic
• lowering
• increasing
• gas
• citric

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When water is more acidic, this decreases calcium carbonate availability for which organisms? (Select all that apply)

• Corals

• Mussels

• Oysters

• Shell-forming zooplankton

What is one reason why ocean acidification is bad for people.

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What is one potential solution for slowing ocean acidification?

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What effects is the USA currently experiencing due to sea level rise?

• tidal flooding

• stronger thunderstorms

• more frequent hurricanes

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What effects of sea level rise will happen as it increases? (select all that apply)

• chronic tidal flooding

• storm surges

• more salt in soils (salinization)

• saltwater intrusion into aquifers (groundwater)

• coastal erosion

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Which of the 5 Main Strategies to deal with Sea Level Rise does the article support as the best option?

• Do Nothing

• Protect (Sea Walls, Levees)

• Accommodate (elevate insurance or structures)

• Advance (build a buffer in the ocean)

• Retreat + Ecosystem-based Adaptation (Move away from the coast and create man-made and more resilient ecosystems like wetlands)

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