Water, Water, EverywhereThe Earth’s Oceans and Seas

Matthew OtterbeinEarth Sciences 203

Major Bodies of WaterFour oceans: Pacific , Atlantic, Indian and

ArcticPacific is that largest and deepest

64,186,300 square miles 12,925 feet average depth

Fifth ocean delimited in 2000Southern Ocean north of Antarctica

Coral ReefsForm in shallow, warm seasMade of coral polyps’ skeletons

Grow on top of old skeletonsSpend adult lives fixed to same spotCoral diseases increasing dramatically

Ocean ZonesSunlit (down 650 feet)

Sea plants any many animalsTwilight (down to 3,300 feet)

Many different fishSunless (down to 13,100 feet)

Animals feed on dead food from above