Chap1 case1
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The document discusses the major bodies of water on Earth including the four oceans - Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic. It notes that the Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest. It also mentions the Southern Ocean was delimited as a fifth ocean in 2000. Additionally, it provides details on coral reefs such as how they are formed from coral polyps' skeletons and how coral diseases have increased dramatically in the past 10 years. Finally, it outlines the three ocean zones - sunlit, twilight, and sunless - and the types of life found in each zone.
Chap1 case1
- 1. Water, water everywhereThe earth’s ocean and seasEmman TaneoEarth science 203
- 2. Major Bodies of WaterFour oceans: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic
- 3. Pacific is the largest and deepest
- 6. Fifth ocean delimited in 2000
- 7. Southern Ocean north of AntarcticCoral reefsForm in shallow, warm seas
- 8. Made of coral polyps’ skeleton
- 9. Grows on top of old skeletons
- 10. Spends adult lives fixed to the spot
- 11. Coral diseases increasing dramatically past 10 years
- 12. Responding to on set of bacteria, fungi, virusesOcean ZoneSunlit (down to 650 feet)
- 13. Sea plants and many animals
- 14. Twilight (down to 3,300 feet)
- 16. Sunless (down to 13,100 feet)
- 17. Animals feed on dead food from above