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Ocean Motion

Ocean Motion. Ocean Water. It is thought that volcanoes formed the oceans When ancient volcanoes erupted they gave off water that later condensed and filled low areas called basins. Ocean Water. 70% of earth is covered by oceans Oceans contain salts from rivers and groundwater

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Ocean Motion

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  1. Ocean Motion

  2. Ocean Water • It is thought that volcanoes formed the oceans • When ancient volcanoes erupted they gave off water that later condensed and filled low areas called basins

  3. Ocean Water • 70% of earth is covered by oceans • Oceans contain salts from rivers and groundwater • These salts are made of calcium, magnesium and sodium from rocks and minerals • Sodium and chloride are the most abundant elements

  4. Ocean Water • Chlorine gas is added by volcanoes • Sodium and Chlorine combine to create salt (NaCl) • Halite is the name given to the salt we use on our food • Desalination is the process of removing salt from ocean water

  5. Ocean Currents • There are two types of ocean currents • Surface currents powered by the wind • Density currents caused when more dense (heavier) seawater sinks under less dense (lighter) seawater

  6. Ocean Currents

  7. Ocean Currents • The Gulf Stream that causes our weather is a surface current • The Coriolis Effect also effects surface currents • The Coriolis Effect is caused by the rotation of the earth • If you threw a ball straight into the air, and it stayed up there long enough, it would not come back to you

  8. Coriolis Effect

  9. Ocean Currents • Surface currents are important because they distribute heat around the globe • Upwelling circulates cold water from deep below to the ocean surface

  10. Upwelling

  11. Ocean Waves and Tides • Crest is the highest point of a wave • Trough is the lowest point of a wave

  12. Ocean Waves and Tides • Wind causes waves when it blows across the water • Even if the wind stops blowing a wave can continue on to shore

  13. Ocean Waves and Tides • A tide is the rise and fall of the sea level and it caused by a short wave that covers a HUGE area • The earth and moon together cause most tides, but the sun also plays a small part • It is the gravitational pull of the moon and sun that causes tides

  14. Tides

  15. Ocean Life Anemone Octopus Sea Cucumber Jellyfish Eel Starfish

  16. Ocean Foldable Left Side Right Side- Ocean Zones Intertidal Low Zone Intertidal High Zone Surface Zone Deep Zone Pictures and Information on the inside of each flap Note the organisms that live in each section • Salinity & Density • Waves • Tides • Pollution Problem • Pictures and Information on the inside of each flap • ON THE BACK- Diagram of C80

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