ocean Acidification Experiment
6. Explain that the ocean can hold a great deal of CO2, but today the levels are starting to change the chemistry of the ocean. How does this chemical change affect marine life?
7. Explain that the marine life that are most vulnerable to an acidic ocean are those that use Calcium carbonate, such as coral which uses Calcium carbonate to make reefs.
8. Place an antacid tablet into the acidic “ocean.” What happens to the tablet?
9. Discuss the implications of an acidic ocean on marine life that depends on calcium carbonate.
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