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Strangely enough, oceans are oxygen neutral in transferring to / from the air. Oxygen is liberated from water by plankton, and consumed by the various animal cells. There is some minor oxygen exchange with rainfall, wave breaking near shores / shoals, and some carried into the ocean by rivers, etc. Oceans *do*absorb large quantities of carbon dioxide directly from the air... which really hurts the coral reefs.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 11y agoAir-sea gas exchange: CO2 from the atmosphere dissolves into seawater
- Biological pump: Photoautotrophs remove dissolved CO2, allowing more from the atmosphere to dissolve in seawater
- Solubility pump: The precipitation of calcium carbonate, removes carbonate ions from seawater, causing more CO2 to dissolve to produce more carbonate.
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∙ 12y agoIt diffuses through the seawater-air interface.
Where the seawater surface is more disturbed creating
more surface interface like in waves crashing into
rocks at the shore, the process of oxygenation is
enhanced.
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∙ 14y agoOxygen dissolves into the ocean from the air as well as from marine plants.
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∙ 15y agoby direct contact with ocean surface, and by introduction of dissolved oxygen from a river or glacier
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∙ 13y agoOxygen is added by lakes and rivers and the plant life that grows on the ocean floor.
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∙ 10y agoSalts are dissolved from the Earth and transported by rivers in seas and oceans.
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∙ 12y agobecuase of the dirt
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∙ 11y agosecond world war submarines did this
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∙ 7y agoDiffusion.
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What do you call it when oxygen is added to a substance?
When Oxygen is added to a substance it is called oxidation.
Does oxygen in the ocean come from the sun and the air?
no the oxygen from the ocean comes from two things algae and plants create oxygen through photosynthisis and water is made mostly of oxygen and a bit of hydrogen
How much oxygen does the ocean have?
45 percent of the earths oxygen is produced by our oceans
When oxygen is added to a substance you say that it is?
When oxygen reacts with a substance we say the substance has been oxydized.
How are the oxygen atoms balanced for redox equations in basic solutions?
H2O and OH- are added to balance the oxygen atoms.
Is fire under the ocean?
Fire requires oxygen. There is no free oxygen in the ocean. Therefore there can be no fire at the bottom of the ocean.
What do you call it when oxygen is added to a substance?
When Oxygen is added to a substance it is called oxidation.
What are two elements in the ocean?
Hydrogen and oxygen
Is there oxygen on the ocean floor?
Yes. Oxygen is a component of water.
Does oxygen in the ocean come from the sun and the air?
no the oxygen from the ocean comes from two things algae and plants create oxygen through photosynthisis and water is made mostly of oxygen and a bit of hydrogen
How much oxygen does the ocean get?
All of it
why is humidity added to the oxygen source before it is breathed by the client?
Why is humidity added to the oxygen source before it is breathed by the client
Where did oxygen come from in the ocean?
It is diffused from the air, in the atmosphere, and from plant life in the ocean.
What is the source of oxygen in the polar region?
Primarily lichen, and oxygen released from the ocean
How much oxygen does the ocean have?
45 percent of the earths oxygen is produced by our oceans
What produces the most oxygen you need?
the ocean produces the most oxygen we need
What body parts do ocean animals need to survive in the ocean?
The ocean animals need oxygen to survive.
