Environmental Sustainability

S5 Effects of climate change — C level

What are we learning in this activity?

• Explain how ocean acidification happens and the problems it causes

Learn about ocean acidification some of these sources.

 

Video Read Infographic

Here is the reading about ocean acidification

Here is the infographic about ocean acidification

Questions

1. What happens to make the ocean become more acid?
2. What ion is created when the ocean becomes more acid?
3. Which two ions compete for carbonate ions?
4. What happens to animals that have shells, and to corals?
5. What other problems happen as a result?

S5-C

Author: Jared Henley

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