(Encyclopedia) ocean, interconnected mass of saltwater covering 70.78% of the surface of the earth, often called the world ocean. It is subdivided into four (or five) major units that are separated…
OCEAN LIFE SUNLIT ZONE TWILIGHT ZONE DEEP-SEA ZONE WHY IS THE SEA SALTY? WHAT CAUSES THE OCEAN CURRENTS? OCEAN FLOORWAVESFIND OUT MOREEarth’s five oceans (the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern…
COASTAL (NERITIC) ZONEOPEN OCEAN ZONESOCEAN CURRENTSTIDESWAVESFIND OUT MOREAbout 71 per cent of our planet’s surface is covered by oceans and seas. In order of size, the five great oceans are…
Distributor:National GeographicAge Level:7 and up Professional surfer “Wingnut” Weaver takes viewers on a tour of the ocean, using photography and animation to illustrate the wonders of currents,…
HYDROTHERMAL VENTSBIOGRAPHY: MARIE THARP American, 1920-FIND OUT MOREJust a century ago, the ocean floor was largely unknown. Now we know that the deep oceans have features such as mountains,…
Why don't the oceans freeze? In the Arctic and Antarctic, they do. The ice cap at the North Pole is entirely over ocean; on the other hand, the ice is only a few feet deep. Oceans don't freeze…
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