Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. Ocean acidification is the name given to the ongoing increase in the pH of the oceans, caused by the uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.
  2. The carbon cycle describes the fluxes of carbon dioxide (CO2) between the oceans, terrestrial biosphere, lithosphere and the atmosphere.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both of these

  4. Neither of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Ocean acidification is the name given to the ongoing decrease in the pH of the oceans, caused by the uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.

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