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The ocean absorbs carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere. How does CO2 absorption affect the ocean?

A.) The acidity of ocean water increases.

B.) Coral reefs expand, and coral skeletons harden.

C.) Ocean water becomes colder and denser.

D.) Saline (salty) ocean water turns into freshwater.

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Ammimochi

CO2 absorption affects the ocean because;

A.) The acidity of ocean water increases

The more carbon dioxide that people pumped into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels, the more the oceans would absorb.

The ocean would continue to soak up more and more carbon dioxide until global warming heated the ocean enough to slow down ocean circulation.

Nyctalus

Answer:

Option A. The acidity of ocean water increases.

Explanation:

  • Ocean Acidification: The drop in the pH level of the ocean water because of the uninterrupted absorption of carbon dioxide over a prolonged time period.
  • There are many ways by which the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide one of the ways is by the process of photosynthesis by green algae and phytoplankton, CO2 can also be absorbed by the ocean through the diffusion of gases.
  • Effects of ocean acidification:
  1. Effects the marine life and it is the primary factor for the decline of the coral reefs and the marine ecosystem dependent on and around corals.
  2. Disrupts and threatens the growth and reproduction of calcifying marine organisms.
  3. The increase in acidity will affect the life cycle of many marine organisms and aquatic plants.
  4. Some marine planktons and algae thrives in an acidic environment which will increase their population in turn accelerate the absorption of CO2 hence, contributing to ocean acidification.

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