The Oceans Of The Ocean

The ocean is one of our most precious natural resources. Every living thing depends on our ocean. The ocean hold 97% of the earth water, as they produce oxygen and absorb carbon. The ocean is a source of food and a natural living habitat for all sea creatures. Over the years as we move closer, the surface of our oceans is beginning to stew up with millions to tons of marine debris, as it has a huge impact on our ecosystem. The oceans are becoming vital for our life and breath and as we are abusing and polluting it without giving thought of the consequences.

7. ^ Tom Garrison. "Oceanography: An Invitation to Marine Science" 5th edition. Thomson, 2005. Page 4.

Oceans cover approximately 75% of Earth 's surface and are vital to this planet and the people who inhabit it. Oceans provide food, natural resources, and recreation for nearly everyone in this world. Unfortunately Oceans have been receiving mass amount of pollutants including oil spills, toxic waste dumping, and industrial dumping. These pollutants will have negative impacts on the wildlife in the ocean, as we are seeing already with the Coral Reefs, and soon enough it will begin to affect our lives as well.

The Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the five oceans in the world. It is home to many fish and other creatures. It is one of the five oceans that actually intrigue me. My questions were, How big is the ocean itself, what life lives here, and the trade routes of this ocean.

The sea is often perceived as a whole other world that science sometimes struggle to explain, its depths

However, with the same inner drive to discover space should come the intention of wanting to explore the ocean. Humans have laid eyes on only about 5% of the oceans in entirety, and the necessary increase in funding would allow for the other 95% to be seen and known. All the water on our Blue Planet covers roughly 71% of the earth’s surface. Luckily, NOAA researchers have used their inner curiosity and taken action, finding out more and more about the five oceans that span the earth, and all the life that lives in them.

Annotated Bibliography At the beginning of this project, I decided I wanted to study the natural phenomenon of the ocean. I knew that the ocean contains an abundance of unexplainable things, but I did not know what exactly I wanted to study in depth. As my studying went on, I decided to focus on the ocean’s compelling traits that affect humans and the land we call home. Do the increasing population and human’s daily habits interfere with the ocean?

95% of the ocean has not been explored. With all the species and environments within the ocean that we have discovered, it is mind blowing to think that we have only seen 5% of what the ocean has to offer. The World is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean’s are One explores our long standing relationship with the ocean. This book is penned by oceanographer, explorer, and lecturer, Sylvia Earle. She earned her B.S degree from Florida State University, M.S and PhD from Duke University, and has accumulated 22 honorary degrees. She has worked as a director for multiple corporate and nonprofit organizations and as chief scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [1]. Earle’s research concerns marine ecosystems with an emphasis on conservation, which is the focal point of her novel. It is woven with stories compiled from decades of work and exploration, and with facts and arguments concerning our changing ocean. Sylvia’s novel is about the relationship between humans and the ocean, whether it be through the extinction of species, climate change, or even exploration and aquaculture, we ultimately affect the ocean and it affects us.

The large, beautiful bodies of water are home to an infinite number of strange creatures and bewildering phenomena. Oceans make up about three-fifths of the earth and yet we have little idea about what lies in those darkened depths. There are many mysteries of the oceans that still have no explanation. To start with, scattered around oceans there trenches, incidentally all of them are approximately seven miles deep.

Many studies have discovered vessels as the main contributor of anthropogenic noise. It is difficult to study the effects of anthropogenic noise on cetaceans because it is hard for scientists to see the effects on communities in aquatic environments. Nevertheless, researchers are finding new methods to study cetacean acoustics, which results in better details, but it is still hard to understand the long-term effects of anthropogenic noise on these mammals. Researchers need to conduct more studies and add to previous data and results

The ocean is a very beautiful place. It consist of various different types of creatures and plants. 70% of the earth is made up of the ocean, with an average depth of 12, 400 ft. We have only explored less than 5% of the ocean. The ocean has a 17 °C (62.6* F) temperature, and has a latitude of 14.5994 °s and longitude of 28.6731 °w. The deepest part of the ocean is the Mariana Trench, which is about 36,000 ft. Photons (light) can’t go more than 330 ft below the water’s surface. 94% of life on Earth is aquatic, one living in a pond or aquarium. All the creatures of the sea must survive harsh conditions, predators, lack of oxygen, too much pressure, scares food, lack of sunlight, and extremely cold parts of the ocean. Certain types of plants,

Explanation (20 min): Lecture about the locations of the Earth's oceans and the compositions. Watch video about the oceans (5 min). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTgPgIc1PXg&nohtml5=False

I have always had a fascination with the ocean. I recall standing on the Jersey Shore, watching the waves crash upon the coast with a transfixed gaze, in awe of the indomitable blue expanse that humans could only dream to subjugate. This view remained steadfast in my mind until May 2003, where I first observed that which could indeed dominate the waves; the ships of the United States Navy.

What causes the milky sea phenomenon? The milky sea is part of the Indian Ocean close to Indonesia. Most people had dismissed the milky sea thinking it was just a myth that sailors would tell hundreds of years ago. They come upon miles after miles of milky white and glowing waters. Unlike other people, the famous science-fiction author Jules Verne, didn’t dismiss this mystery. He wrote a scene in his novel “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” about a submarine call the Nautilus coming across a glowing “milky” sea. He put the scene specifically based in the Indian Ocean. In 2005, a group of scientists led by Dr. Steven Miller of the Naval Research Laboratory in Monterey, California, wanted to take a closer look at the milky sea tale. In 1995

The ocean plays a critical role in removing carbon from the atmosphere and providing oxygen. It regulates Earth's climate. The ocean is an increasingly important source of biomedical organisms with enormous potential for fighting disease. These are just a few examples of the importance of the ocean to life on land.