OCEANOGRAPHYMade by

Patrick Earl

CHAPTER 1The Ocean Floor

1.) The Continental shelf2.) The Continental Slope3.) The abyssal plain4.) The mid-ocean ridge5.) Ocean trenches

The Continental Shelf• The continental shelf is the underwater

part of a continent before the sea floor drops down into the ocean.

The continental Slope

The abyssal plain

The mid-ocean ridge

Ocean trenches

CHAPTER 2Ocean Waves and

Tides1. What causes

waves2. How does a

break form3. What causes

Tides4. What is a spring

and a neap tide?5. Ocean currents

What Causes Waves?

How a breaker forms

Tides

Spring and Neap tides

Ocean Currents

CHAPTER 3

Where the land meets water.

1. Barrier Islands2. Estuaries3. Fjords4. Deltas5. Types of beaches

Barrier Islands

Estuaries

Fjords

Deltas

Beaches

CHAPTER 4Coral Reefs

1. What are they made of?

2. How do they build up?

3. Atolls4. Where are coral

reefs located?

What are they made of?

How do they build up?

Atolls

Where are coral Reefs Located?

Chapter 5Ocean Life

1. Tidal Pools2. Plankton3. Kelp forest4. Benthos5. Nektons

1. Fish2. Marine Reptiles3. Marine mammals

Tidal Pools

Plankton

Kelp Forest

Benthos

Nektons