Water, Water EverywhereThe Earth’s Oceans and Seas

Diana Jane GultianoEarth Science

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

ArcticPacific is largest and deepest

64, 186, 30 square miles 12, 925 feet average depth

Fifth ocean delimited in Southern Ocean north of Antartica

Coral ReefsFrom in shallow, war m seasMade of coral polyps’ skeletons

Grow on top of old skeletonsSpend adult lives fived to same spotCoral diseases increasing dramatically past 0

yearsResponding to onset of bacteria, fungi, viruses

Ocean ZonesSunlit (down to 650 feet)

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

Many different fishSunless (down to 13, 1oo feet)

Animals feed on dead food from above