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Round 1: Tossup 2

The capacity to maintain this quantity is considered low for systems with a high Revelle factor. This quantity is plotted on the x-axis of a Bjerrum ("B’YAIR-um") plot. A decrease in this quantity drives the CCD upward, damaging the habitat (15[1])of coccolithophores (“kok-oh-LITH-oh-fohrs”). Aragonite-using organisms (-5[1])are the first to be affected by changes in this quantity. (*) Coral bleaching is exacerbated (-5[1])by a global decrease in (10[1])this quantity. This quantity drops when the equilibrium of a bicarbonate-carbonate buffer is altered. For 10 points, increased carbon dioxide uptake causes a decrease in what quantity through ocean acidification? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: oceanic pH [prompt on ocean acidification or acidity or alkalinity before "acidification"; prompt on any description of CO2 levels like concentration of carbon dioxide or concentration of CO2 or dissolved inorganic carbon or total inorganic carbon before "carbon dioxide"]
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= Average correct buzzpoint

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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Simon ZhangLexington BWellesley3815
Andrew GaoBelmont ALexington A42-5
Saisabari RameshWaltham BMansfield B57-5
Ralph WangBelmont BMansfield A6210
Aadi PudasainiLexington ABelmont A9310
Mishel NainaMansfield BWaltham B9310

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✕6100%50%33%56.17
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✕3100%67%33%66.00
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✕3100%67%33%61.67
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✕475%0%50%66.00
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✕5100%40%40%63.20
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓3100%0%67%92.67
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%25%50%75.75
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓4100%25%50%71.50
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓5100%0%80%79.60
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✕8100%38%50%70.00