Oceanography

Categories: Science
    • Water covers over 70% of the Earth's surface
    • The continental slope was discovered in 1849
    • Over 15,300 species of marine fish have been identified, with a possible 5000 more undiscovered
  • Oceanography is the study of the Earth's oceans and seas and involves biology, chemistry, geology, meteorology, and physics.
  • Glossary

    1. Seawater: Typically refers to the salinous water found in most of the world's oceans and seas
    2. Deep Sea: The layer of the ocean closest to the floor where very little to no light reaches
    3. Tide: The cyclical process of rise and fall of the ocean's surface caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon
    4. Marine Biology: The study of life that lives primarily in water
    5. Ocean Current: Streams of water that move within oceans due to gravity, weather and the Earth's rotation

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