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How much carbon does the surface of the ocean absorb from the atmosphere each year?
90 gigatons
How do dissolved gases get in ocean water?
The main dissolved gases found in the ocean include, but are not limited to: carbon dioxide, oxygen, and hydrogen. Dissolved gases, especially oxygen, are important, since it provides dissolved oxygen for aquatic organisms to "breathe" in. Also, the carbon dioxide dissolved in the ocean helps lessen the amount of carbon dioxide in the environment.
What is the main reason that the oceans are becoming more acidic?
Ocean acidification is caused from the ocean being forced to absorb vast amounts of fossil fuels and carbon. The carbon that is absorbed in turn causes the waters pH to go down, thus making it more acidic.Dissolving CO2 in seawater increases the concentration in the ocean, and thus decreases ocean pH.When CO2 dissolves, it reacts with water to form a balance of ihttp://wiki.answers.com/wiki/Ion and non-ionic chemical species: dissolved free carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, carbonate and bicarbonate.
What might decrease global atmospheric carbon dioxide?
There is no known way that humans can economically remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere; all we can really do is reduce our emissions of carbon dioxide and slow down the rate at which atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are increasing. The surface waters of the ocean do absorb some carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as atmospheric carbon dioxide level increase, but there is little interchange betwen the warm upper ocean and the deep layers. However over a period of several thousand years, there is sufficient interchange to absorb large volumes of carbon dioxide, allowing the atmospheric concentration to return more or less to normal. Afforestation. Planting trees will remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
How did the oceans reduce the carbon dioxide levels?
The oceans help to keep the carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere low by dissolving a large portion of CO2 from the atmosphere. Unfortunately, the increased CO2 in the atmosphere is causing the oceans to become more acidic.
What organisms in the ocean store the most carbon?
the carbon fish which is 57% carbon
What are microscopic ocean plants that absorb carbon dioxide?
Plankton
How is the absorption of heat is important to aqauatic organisms?
It is important for organisms that live in the deep ocean to absorb heat, since it is very cold in that region of the ocean. Without the heat, they would die. Some organisms absorb heat from ocean vents, which provide a large amount of heat.
The ocean helps absorb?
heat and air (oxygen, carbon dioxide)
What do organisms from the ocean use the carbon dioxide for?
Plants need carbon dioxide to preform photosynthesis.
How much carbon does the surface of the ocean absorb from the atmosphere each year?
90 gigatons
What dissolved gases enter ocean water both from the atmosphere and from organisms that photosynthesize?
carbon
When the ocean abilty increases to absorb carbon dioxed declines resulting in more acidic ocean what specis is the most at risk in acidic water?
plankton
What is the name of the green house gas which is used by the organisms in ocean for photosynthesis and for shell formation?
carbon dioxide
What has been called a carbon sink?
Trees absorb carbon dioxide (when talking about a "carbon sink", it means the carbon as any form).
What role does the oceans play in the carbon cycle?
Oceans are able to absorb maximum amount of CO2 from air . then this absorbed CO2 is taken by plant inside Ocean. by this way oceans are helpful in carbon cycle.
How much of CO2 does the ocean sink absorb?
35% is obsorbed by ocean
