- Ocean Garbage Patches
How the gyres that circulate our ocean waters also accumulate plastics Find out what a garbage patch is and isn't, and what we can do about this ocean-sized problem
- How deep is the ocean? - NOAAs National Ocean Service
The average depth of the ocean is about 3,682 meters (12,080 feet) The lowest ocean depth on Earth is called the Challenger Deep and is located beneath the western Pacific Ocean in the southern end of the Mariana Trench
- What is a gyre? - NOAAs National Ocean Service
There are five major gyres, which are large systems of rotating ocean currents The ocean churns up various types of currents Together, these larger and more permanent currents make up the systems of currents known as gyres Wind, tides, and differences in temperature and salinity drive ocean currents
- How much water is in the ocean?
Of this vast volume of water, NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center estimates that 1,335,000,000 cubic kilometers (321,003,271 cubic miles) is in the ocean That's enough water to fill about 352,670,000,000,000,000,000 gallon-sized milk containers!
- How do oil spills impact wildlife? Coastal Pollution Tutorial
Many things can influence how much harm an oil spill causes The impacts depend on where the oil is spilled, what kinds of wildlife are found there, and the amount and type of the oil, among other things
- Tides and Water Levels - NOAAs National Ocean Service
National Ocean Service's Education Online tutorial on Tides and Water levels: Frequency of Tides - The Lunar Day
- Ocean Odyssey - Educators Guide - Elementary School Level
Help students understand that the ocean is a very large body of water that is all interconnected You might have them compare the closest ocean basin to a pond, lake, or river that is close to where they live and is visible on the map
- What is the worlds smallest ocean?
What is the world's smallest ocean? The Arctic Ocean is the smallest of the world's five ocean basins A polar bear walks on the frozen surface of the Arctic Ocean The freezing environment provides a home for a diverse range of creatures With an area of about 6 1 million square miles, the Arctic Ocean is about 1 5 times as big as the United
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