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OCEANS

OCEANS. By: May Palmer Spring 2008. Home All About Oceans . Ocean Zones Zones Quiz Five Oceans Ocean Quiz. For Teachers. Credits. Ocean Zones. Euphotic Zone. Less than 500 feet Sun light is able to penetrate Filled with many plants and animals. Mesopelagic Zone . 500- 3,000 feet

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OCEANS

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  1. OCEANS By: May Palmer Spring 2008

  2. HomeAll About Oceans • Ocean Zones • Zones Quiz • Five Oceans • Ocean Quiz For Teachers Credits

  3. Ocean Zones

  4. Euphotic Zone Less than 500 feet • Sun light is able to penetrate • Filled with many plants and animals

  5. Mesopelagic Zone 500- 3,000 feet • Middle Ocean Zone • Too Dark for plants to grow

  6. Bathypelagic Zone 3,001- 10,000 feet • Deep Ocean Zone • Pitch Black • Not much food

  7. Abyssal Zone 10,000- 36,000 Feet

  8. Depths Quiz Euphotic Zone

  9. Depths Quiz Mesopelagic Zone

  10. Depths Quiz Bathypelagic Zone

  11. Depths Quiz Abyssal Zone

  12. The Five Oceans

  13. Pacific Ocean • Atlantic Ocean • Indian Ocean • Arctic Ocean • Southern Ocean

  14. Pacific Ocean

  15. Location: Between the Southern Ocean, Asia, Australia, and the Western Hemisphere

  16. Pacific Ocean Size • Largest in the World • Covers over 63, 800,000 sq. miles • Fun Fact • It is so big that it could fit all the continents

  17. Pacific Ocean Depth • Deepest Ocean • Deepest spot is the Mariana Trench: • 36,198 feet below surface

  18. Natural Resources • Oil and gas fields • Sand and gravel • fish

  19. Atlantic Ocean

  20. Location • Between Africa, Europe, Southern Ocean, and the Western Hemisphere

  21. Atlantic Ocean Size • 2nd largest ocean in the world • Covers 31,536,000 sq. miles Fun Fact: • About 6.5 times the size of U.S.

  22. Atlantic Depth • Average Depth is 14,000 feet • Deepest spot is the Puerto Rico Trench • -8,605 miles deep

  23. Natural Resources • Oil and gas fields • Fish • Marine mammals • Sand & Gravel • Precious Stones

  24. Indian Ocean

  25. Location • Between Africa, Southern Ocean, the Southern Ocean, Asia, Australia

  26. Indian Ocean Size • 3rd largest Ocean • 28,356,000 sq. miles • Fun Fact: • 5.5 times the size of U.S.

  27. Depth Of Indian Ocean • Lowest point : Java Trench -7,258 miles • Fun Fact: • The worlds largest coral reef is in the Indian Ocean

  28. Natural Resources • Oil & gas fields • Fish & Shrimp • Sand and Gravel

  29. Arctic Ocean

  30. Location • The top of the world • Between Europe, Asia, North America (Mostly North of the Arctic Circle)

  31. Arctic Ocean Size • 3,662,000 sq. miles • Smallest Ocean • Fun Fact: 1.5 times the size of the U.S.

  32. Depth of Arctic Ocean • Lowest Point: Fram Basin • -4,665 miles

  33. Natural Resources • Oil & Gas fields • Sand and Gravel • Fish • Marine Mammals

  34. Southern Ocean

  35. Location • Circle from 60 degrees south latitude and Antarctica • Antarctic Region

  36. Southern Ocean Size • 7.8 million sq. miles • 4th Largest Ocean • Fun Fact: • Slightly more than 2times the size of the U.S.

  37. Depth of the Southern Ocean • Lowest Point: -7235 meters • South Sandwich Trench

  38. Natural Resources • Large/ Giant gas & oil fields • Sand and Gravel • Freshwater (Icebergs) • Mammals of the ocean

  39. Ocean Knowledge Quiz Click on the correct answer to move on.

  40. Which Ocean is this? • Indian Ocean • Atlantic Ocean • Southern Ocean • Arctic Ocean • Pacific Ocean

  41. Which Ocean is this? • Indian Ocean • Atlantic Ocean • Southern Ocean • Arctic Ocean • Pacific Ocean

  42. Which Ocean is this? • Indian Ocean • Atlantic Ocean • Southern Ocean • Arctic Ocean • Pacific Ocean

  43. Which Ocean is this? • Indian Ocean • Atlantic Ocean • Southern Ocean • Arctic Ocean • Pacific Ocean

  44. Which Ocean is this? • Indian Ocean • Atlantic Ocean • Southern Ocean • Arctic Ocean • Pacific Ocean

  45. Thanks to: • www.worldfactsandfigures.com • http://www.thinkquest.org/library/

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