Climate Change and Global Oceans Anticipation Guide
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Statement and Evidence
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1. Climate change, caused by human release of
greenhouse gases, affects all the Earth’s
systems.
Evidence:
2. Phytoplankton is instrumental to human
respiration.
Evidence:
3. Tiny organisms in the water are responsible
for 75% of the oxygen that we are breathing.
Evidence:
4. Satellites in space provide valuable
information about our seasons, temperature of
Earth’s surface, thriving organisms, sea levels
and even pollution.
Evidence:
5. There exists a direct proportionality between
climate temperatures and temperatures of
Earth’s water.
Evidence:
6. Ocean currents move heat energy from the
pole to pole through a global conveyor belt.
Evidence:
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Climate Change and Global Oceans Anticipation Guide Key
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Before
Disagree
Statement and Evidence
1. Climate change, caused by human release of
greenhouse gases, affects all aspects of our
environment.
Evidence: All of the spheres of the Earth are
interconnected. Scientists take data from
various sources, depths, aerial, buoys and
satellites to get a broader view. Shows us where
plants grow during system
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2. Phytoplankton is insignificant to human
respiration.
Evidence: Base of the marine food web,
participates in photosynthesis thus creating
oxygen.
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3. Tiny organisms in the water are responsible
for 75% of the oxygen that we are breathing.
Evidence: No, only 50%
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4. Satellites in space provide valuable
information about our seasons, temperature of
Earth’s surface, thriving organisms, sea levels
and even pollution.
Evidence: Yes, we can see that ocean
temperatures are on the rise; as ice on land
melts, sea levels rise.
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5. There exists a direct proportionality between
climate temperatures and temperatures of
Earth’s water.
Evidence: As climate changes the ocean
responds to that change. Heat-sensing satellites
provide imagery by measuring infrared energy.
This proves that as atmospheric temperatures
increase so does the temperature of the oceans.
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6. Ocean currents move heat energy from the
pole to pole through a global conveyor belt.
Evidence: Yes, a new satellite that will assist us
in seeing particles in ocean surface such as salt
which drives huge conveyor belts of water
through the Earth moving heat and connecting
currents from pole to pole.
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