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Introduction to Introduction to OceansOceans
Mrs. SpicerMrs. Spicer
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What is What is Oceanography?Oceanography?
A scientific study of the oceansA scientific study of the oceans
Covers a wide range of disciplines Covers a wide range of disciplines such as: biology, chemistry, geology, such as: biology, chemistry, geology, physics, mathematics and physics, mathematics and engineering.engineering.
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The science of:
understanding oceans
how they work
how they began
how they affect us
the creatures that live in them
how they may be impacted by changes caused by human influences
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Why study Oceanography?Why study Oceanography?The ocean represents different things to
different people.
Examples…– Careers (fisherman)– Food Source (Fishing and aquaculture) – Oil and Gas Exploration (hydrocarbons)– Transportation– Recreation – Tidal Power (Alternative energy source)– Water supply– Minerals (coals, magnesium, iron etc)– Habitation (cruise ships, house boats etc)– Dangers (Tsunamis, storm surges, property)
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VocabularyVocabularyOcean - a large body of salt water
constituting a principal part of the Earth
Sea - a large body of salty water that is often connected to an ocean. It may be partly or completely surrounded by land.
Bay - an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
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Gulf - an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
Strait - a navigable channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water
Channel - a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through. Usually man-made.
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RiverRiver - a large, flowing body of water - a large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or that usually empties into a sea or ocean.ocean.
LakeLake - a large body of water - a large body of water surrounded by land on all sides. surrounded by land on all sides. Really Really large lakes are often called seas.large lakes are often called seas.
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Ocean FactsOcean Facts
Let’s look at some facts about the oceans!
Your Task:Read “Ocean Planet: Oceanographic
Facts” sheet and answer the questions that follow.