Chapter 13 Science Under the Sea

Question 1

the lowering of the pH of a solution

Answer 1

acidification

Question 2

Changes caused by an initial event accentuate that original event (changes brought on by warming lead to even more warming)

Answer 2

positive feedback

Question 3

Changes caused by an initial event trigger events that then reverse the response (changes brought on by warming, lead to cooling)

Answer 3

negative feedback

Question 4

colonies of tiny animals that produce a calcium carbonate exoskeleton that over time build up to form large underwater structures in shallow, warm, tropical seas

Answer 4

coral reef

Question 5

estuary

Answer 5

region where rivers empty into the ocean