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Water, Water, Everywhere The Earth’s Oceans and Seas. Matthew Otterbein Earth Sciences 203. Major Bodies of Water. Four oceans: Pacific , Atlantic, Indian and Arctic Pacific is that largest and deepest 64,186,300 square miles 12,925 feet average depth Fifth ocean delimited in 2000
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Water, Water, EverywhereThe Earth’s Oceans and Seas Matthew Otterbein Earth Sciences 203
Major Bodies of Water • Four oceans: Pacific , Atlantic, Indian and Arctic • Pacific is that largest and deepest • 64,186,300 square miles • 12,925 feet average depth • Fifth ocean delimited in 2000 • Southern Ocean north of Antarctica
Coral Reefs • Form in shallow, warm seas • Made of coral polyps’ skeletons • Grow on top of old skeletons • Spend adult lives fixed to same spot • Coral diseases increasing dramatically
Ocean Zones • Sunlit (down 650 feet) • Sea plants any many animals • Twilight (down to 3,300 feet) • Many different fish • Sunless (down to 13,100 feet) • Animals feed on dead food from above