The importance of oceans

Global warming is damaging the oceans. Actually there is only one giant ocean, but we have chosen to name different areas so that we can understand them more easily.

1. The Importance of Oceans Kella Randolph M.Ed. This Photo by http://blog-imgs-21.fc2.com/q/r/e/qreia/200807060424-8290s.jpg

2. Biodiversity Different types of organisms in a given region. This Photo by http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/17/biodiversity.un.summit.briefing/t1larg.biodiversity.montage.gi.fullset.jpg

3. Biomass Total mass of living things in a given region. This Photo https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Biomass_Pyramid.svg/1280px-Biomass_Pyramid.svg.png

4. Oceans cover more than 70% of the Earth's Surface. Oceans cover more than 70% of Earth's surface. Oceans hold 97% of the planet's surface water. It’s no surprise that the oceans have a big influence on the planet. The oceans affect the atmosphere, climate, and living things This Photo https://62e528761d0685343e1c-f3d1b99a743ffa4142d9d7f1978d9686.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/files/79006/area14mp/image-20150422-1844-yo52sd.jpg

5. Oceans hold 97% of the planet's surface water This Photo https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/candimgs/zDEbYm/186402340.png443

6. The oceans affect the atmosphere, climate, and living things. This https://www.e-education.psu.edu/earth107/sites/www.e-education.psu.edu.earth107/files/Orientation/iesspheres.jpg This Photo by http://cdn.antarcticglaciers.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Mass_balance_atmospheric_circulation.png

7. Oceans and the Atmosphere Oceans are the major source of water vapor in the atmosphere . Oceans are the major source of water vapor in the atmosphere. Sunlight heats water near the sea surface As the water warms, some of it evaporates. The water vapor rises into the air, where it may form clouds and precipitation. Precipitation provides the freshwater needed by plants and other living things. This Photo by https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Clouds_over_the_Atlantic_Ocean.jpg This Photo http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KJ4SaPNsB6Y/SgIe9um9FcI/AAAAAAAAA3I/2dhK3jtJmxo/s400/rain.jpg

8. Ocean water also absorbs gases from the atmosphere. This Photo https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Carbon_cycle.jpg/400px-Carbon_cycle.jpg

9. The temperature of ocean water is moderate and stable. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/WOA09_sea-surf_TMP_AYool.png/1200px-WOA09_sea-surf_TMP_AYool.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/ClimateMapWorld.png/350px-ClimateMapWorld.png

10. Water flows through all the world's oceans. This Photo by http://www.thegeographeronline.net/uploads/2/6/6/2/26629356/4648314_orig.jpg

11. Without oceans, there would be much bigger temperature swings all over Earth. This Photo https://static.skepticalscience.com/pics/WarmerAirMoreWaterVapor-ClimateCentral.jpg

12. Life as we know it could not exist on Earth without the oceans. This Photo by http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Biodiversity-green.png This Photo by https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Kingdom_of_animals.png This Photo http://www.thetruthdenied.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WaiohakaupoBabyDolphin.jpg

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14. Credits Illustrations from Creative Commons sources as listed with each image. Find the original story at: https://www.ck12.org/c/earth-science/importance-of-the-oceans/lesson/Importance-of-the-Oceans-MS-ES/?referrer=concept_details The text for this slide show comes from Importance of the Oceans Description How the oceans sustain life, are part of the water cycle, and moderate climate. Learning Objectives Describe the important effects of the oceans on Earth. Authors: Dana Desonie, Ph.D. Difficulty Level Basic Grades 6  ,  7 Date Created: January 05, 2013 Last Modified: January 07, 2019 Subjects: science  Earth Science Search Keywords: ocean   water cycle   biodiversity (2 more) Tags: SCI.ESC.541.L.2 Standards Correlations: NGSS ,  AL ,  AZ ,  AR ,  CA ,  CO ,  CT ,  (29 more) Concept Nodes: SCI.ESC.652 (Importance of the Oceans - Earth Science)