Question
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is rapidly increasing. This would cause the oceans to:
Group of answer choices
become more acidic
become less acidic
stay the same
Group of answer choices
become more acidic
become less acidic
stay the same
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The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is rapidly increasing, which would cause the oceans to:
**become more acidic.**
When carbon dioxide dissolves in seawater, it reacts to form carbonic acid, which lowers the pH of the ocean and increases its acidity. This process is known as ocean acidification.
**become more acidic.**
When carbon dioxide dissolves in seawater, it reacts to form carbonic acid, which lowers the pH of the ocean and increases its acidity. This process is known as ocean acidification.