AP Environmental Science Flashcards: Ocean Warming

Study Ocean Warming in AP Environmental Science with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What is the impact of ocean warming on polar ecosystems?

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ANSWER

Threatens species and habitats. Ice-dependent species lose habitat and food sources.

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What this deck covers

This deck focuses on Ocean Warming, giving you a quick way to review the definitions, rules, and examples that matter most for AP Environmental Science.

How to use these flashcards

Work through these flashcards in short sessions. Try to answer each prompt before flipping the card, then revisit any cards you miss until the explanation feels automatic.

Practice questions

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A reef monitoring program reports that during a marine heatwave, sea-surface temperature (SST) stayed

1.5\,^{\circ}\text{C}

above the usual summer maximum for 6 consecutive weeks. Shortly afterward, many corals turned white and growth rates declined. Which outcome best explains the mechanism connecting prolonged ocean warming to the observed whitening?

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