PPT-Chapter 5: Ocean Sediments

Chapter 5 Topics Sediments Vary Greatly in Appearance Sediments May Be Classified by Particle Size Sediments May Be Classified by Source Neritic Sediments Overlie Continental Margins Pelagic Sediments Vary in Composition and Thickness. And 57375en 57375ere Were None meets the standard for Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity for grade 8 Its structure pacing and universal appeal make it an appropriate reading choice for reluctant readers 57375e book also o57373ers students Vocabulary. Ocean Current. Coriolis Effect. Rip Current. Upwelling. Major Ocean Currents. An . Ocean Current. is a large volume of water flowing in a certain direction.. Wind-driven currents are called surface currents.. Ocean Sediments. Ocean Sediments. Sediment: Defined as particles of organic or inorganic matter that accumulates in an unconsolidated form.. Sources of Ocean Sediments. Terrigenous. : (. lithogenous. Chapter 14 . pg. 393. A. The Vast World Ocean. The blue planet. 71% of earth is covered by ocean. Oceanography – study of the ocean. Geography of oceans. 4 main ocean basins. Pacific Ocean. Largest ocean. Features of the Ocean Floor. Continental Shelf. Zone . of shallow water where the ocean covers the end of the continent. . Shallow slope. Where most ocean life is found. Why?. Answer: Photic zone is the first 100 feet of water and allows sunlight to penetrate the water. . By Design, Grade 6, Chapter 10. Flood Evidences. Described in By Design. Grade 6, Chapter 10. Page. Numbers. Sections of Evidences DVD. 1. Burial. and Preservation of Remains. 2. Widespread Sedimentary. Presented by: Derek . Lumary. Rudy Marmolejo. . Jazmin. . Quijada. What is a Marine Sediment? Why are they important?. Marine Sediments are particles of organic or inorganic origins that . Sediment . in the . Sea. -Sediment is classified in two ways: . Size. and . Origin. -. Size is based on the . Wentworth. grain-size . scale. -Size classification divides sediment by grain size into gravel, sand, and clay. . -. Julian Oscillation. . . Toshiaki . Shinoda (Texas A&M . Univ.,. . Corpus Christi), . Weiqing. . Han (Univ. . of Colorado. ). ,. . Yuanlong. . Li (Univ. . of Colorado), . Chunzai. Wang (NOAA/AOML. MEDITERRANEAN SEA. NILE RIVER. CONGO RIVER. ZAMBEZI RIVER. NIGER RIVER. ATLAS MOUNTAINS. SAHARA DESERT. DRAKENSBURG MOUNTAINS. GREAT RIFT VALLEY. ETHIOPIAN HIGHLANDS. KALAHARI DESERT. MT. KILAMANJARO. 1. . Continental . Shelf. – 0-200 meters deep. . Contains 8% of the oceans surface area. Biologically richest part of the ocean. Contain . submarine canyons. – canyons eroded by glaciers which channel sediments to the ocean floor. From 100-200 m (600 ft) to the deepest part. Mesopelagic (to depth of 3300 ft -1000 m). Twilight. THE DEEP - Bathypelagic, Abyssopelagic & Hadopelagic. No sunlight at all. THE MESOPELAGIC. From 100-200 m to depth of 3300 ft (1000 m). Submersibles, satellites, and other technology allow scientists to study the structure and composition of the ocean floor.. a. system that uses transmitted and reflected sound waves to measure distances to the ocean floor; SONAR. The Vast World . Ocean. Area of Continents and Oceans. Seventy one percent (71%) of the globe is covered with oceans or seas.. Continents and islands compose the remaining twenty nine percent (29 %)..