Vocabulary
What are biological oceanographers
Scientists who study the distribution, natural history and environment of marine life
List the 5 oceans according to size
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Artic and Antarctic or southern Ocean
How do Oceans affect the weather?
It contributes to changes in temperture, weather, and climate.
What was the H.M.S. Challenger known for?
A British Navy ship that housed a laboratory to study the ocean in greater detail.
Why do we study the Ocean?
To gain knowledge about how the Earth supports life
Waters of the Earth is the.....
Hydrosphere
What is the difference between a Sea and an Ocean?
Oceans are large bodies of water and seas are smaller often partially or totally enclosed by land
What are some resources that come from the ocean?
Food, water, chemicals, medicine, energy, recreation and transportaiton.
What type of oceanographers study the ocean's sediments and the topography of the ocean floor?
Geological Oceaographers
How much of the Earth's surface is covered by the oceans?
70%
What is an underwater research vehicle?
A submarine specially equipt to study and explore the deep areas of the ocean.
Name 3 seas
The Mediterranean, Caribbean, Baltic, Arabian, Red, black
What is an ocean?
A vast body of saltwater the covers almost 3/4 of Earth's surface
What type of oceanographer measures the chemical composition of and the chemical reactions that occur in seawater?
Chemical Oceanographers
What chemical resources are supplied by the ocean?
(3)
Sodium Chloride ( NaCl)
Magnesuim
Bromine
What was the name of the famous research vehicle?
The Resoulution
What is the largest Ocean?
Pacific Ocean
What are some reasons that oceans are important to human life?
Oceans play an important role in our climate, water cycle, food, medicine, energy.
What type of scientist chart marine life in the ocean?
Biological Oceanographers
What two types of energy do the oceans provide?
Thermal Energy
Tidal Power
What was the H.M.S Challenger and what was it used for?
A British war ship used to house a lab to study the ocean in 1872.
What is the smallest Ocean?
The Antartic or Southern ocean
What type of scientist would study the coral reefs?
Biological Oceanographers
What type of scientist focus on the currents and motions of the ocean?
Physical Oceanographers
What do we harvest from the oceans to create medicine?
Fish and marine plants