Diffuse - Movement of gas/liquid from high concentration to low concentration, Carbon Dioxide - Gas form of carbon found mostly in the atmosphere, Carbon Cycle - Movement of carbon from one reservoir to another by different physical and biological processes, Reservoir - A location where carbon is stored for some time eg. the atmosphere, Downwelling - Movement of water and materials in it from the mixed layer down into the deep layer, Upwelling - Movement of water and materials in it from the deep layer up into the mixed layer, Dissolve - When a solid or gas forms a solution in water eg. carbon dioxide can dissolve into water, Mixed Layer - Upper 200m of ocean that sunlight can penetrate and carbon dioxide dissolves into, Deep Layer - Lower 1000+ m of ocean that sunlight cannot penetrate and stores dissolved carbon for thousands of years, Carbonic acid - H2CO3, Physical Pump - Movement of carbon in/out of the ocean due to physical processes eg. dissolving, diffusion, downwelling, upwelling, Biological Pump - Movement of carbon in/out of the ocean due to biological processes eg. photosynthesis, respiration, shell building, decay, Cold water - Causes gasses to dissolve and stay in the water, Warm water - Causes gas to come out of solution and leave the water,

Ocean Processes - Carbon Cycle & Acidification

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