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There are several ways that the oceans are related to atmospheric carbon dioxide:
- Carbon dioxide dissolvs into water to make a weakly acid carbonic acid. The acidity of the ocean water has increased with increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels
- Of the plants on the earth, phytoplankton probably accounts for 80% of the earth's oxygen from photosynthesis where CO2 is converted to O2. Some speculate that an increase in carbon dioxide may cause a phytoplankton bloom.
- Some ocean animals (corals and mollusks) use carbon dioxide as carbonate to form their shells
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What are large amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide absorbed by?
The ocean absorbs large amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide, and is acidified thereby.
Large amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide is absorbed by?
Forests and Oceans.
Large amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide are absorbed by .?
Oceans
Does mercury have large amounts of carbon dioxide?
No, mercury does not have large amounts of carbon dioxide. Mercury is primarily composed of the element mercury (Hg) and does not contain significant amounts of carbon dioxide.
What Large amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide are absorbed by what?
The ocean absorbs large amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide, and is acidified thereby.
How many times more carbon is in the oceans than in the atmosphere?
The oceans contain about 50 times more carbon dioxide (CO2) than the atmosphere and 19 times more than the land biosphere.
What activities of man results acidification of oceans?
The most prominant artificial cause of the acidification of the oceans is the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This causes the oceans to absorb the CO2, thereby increasing their acidity
What is the nature way that large amounts of carbon dioxide are added to the Eart's atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide goes through cycles of being dissolved in the oceans, until it reaches a supersaturated concentration. At that point, the oceans release it back into the atmosphere until a supersaturated concentration is produced, and the process starts over.
What is another extremely important carbon reservoir?
The oceans are another extremely important carbon reservoir. Carbon is stored in marine life, dissolved inorganic carbon, and as organic carbon in sediments at the bottom of the ocean. The oceans play a critical role in the global carbon cycle by absorbing and storing large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Which is more dangerous carbon dioxide or water and why?
Carbon Dioxide because without water you die and with carbon dioxide(concentrated in large amounts) you will have trouble breathing, or possibly die.
What would happen if oceans had sugar water?
The sugar in the water would be consumed by bacteria rather quickly, which would release large amounts of carbon dioxide and possibly alcohol into the ocean.
How does a saguaro cactus store large amounts of food?
The saguaro does not store large amounts of food. It does store large amounts of water with which it can use to produce food, along with carbon dioxide and sunlight.
