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silviawilliams41 · **on:** Aug 22, 2018

Why is the amount of carbon dioxide dissolved in seawater much less than the theoretical maximum saturation level?
A) Carbon dioxide is very soluble in water.
B) Carbon dioxide is able to form a weak acid when combined with seawater.
C) Carbon dioxide is quickly used by photosynthetic organisms.
D) Carbon dioxide moves quickly from the atmosphere to the ocean.

Question 2

Geologists believe that a new ocean basin is forming ____.
A) at the East African Rift Valley
B) in the Mediterranean Sea
C) along the divergent boundary between India and Asia
D) along the boundary between the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate