Explain how excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere affects the pH of seawater. Why is increasing ocean acidity such a problem in the ocean?

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A: A playa is a pan, a flat and dry lake that has a bottom depression found in the interiors of the des...

Q: Describe how excess heat energy absorbed by Earth’s low-latitude regions is transferred to heat-defi...

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Q: What are the differences among a hot spring, a geyser, and a fumarole? What causes these differences...

A: In regions with early age volcanism, geysers, fumaroles (also known as solfataras) and the hot sprin...

Q: Describe the differences between oceanic ridges and oceanic rises. Include in your answer why these ...

A: Oceanic plates undergo different types of tectonic movements.  When two oceanic plates move away fro...

Q: What do settles use the Amazon rainforest for

A: AMAZON RAINFOREST-Amazon Rainforest is the world's largest rainforest in the world lies in the South...

Q: In which intertidal zone of a rocky shore would you typically find each of the following organisms: ...

A: The intertidal zone lies in between the low and high extremes. The conditions like the temperature, ...

Q: Choose the correct answer. 1. Which of the following plants thrive in a cool and moist habitat? A. C...

A: Cool and moist habitat:  In cool and moist habitats, the growth of plants and trees is very quick an...

Q: Assume that the dunes in a field of barchan sand dunes are moving at an average long-term rate of 30...

A: SAND DUNES: A hill of sand near an ocean or mainly in a desert formed by an aeolian process is known...

Q: Distinguish between an exotic stream and an ephemeral stream in a desert.

A: Desert Stream-  Desert stream only flow during rare but intense rainstorms and when they flow, only ...

Q: Discuss the present importance and the future prospects for the production of petroleum, sand and gr...

A: Petroleum is a natural, mixture of hydrocarbons which were created from once living material by suit...

Q: Through which processes do streams deepen, widen, and lengthen their valleys?

A: Over time the landscapes on the earth's surface have formed with streamflow and erosion and depositi...

Q: Compare the causes and effects of tectonic versus eustatic changes in sea level.

A: Sea level changes or the change in volume of seawater is both temporally and spatially widespread ph...