PPT-Ocean Sediments

Page 35 in your notebook Ocean Sediments Sediments are the solid particles added to the ocean from many different sources Can be classified by their size or by their source Physical oceanographers study sediments to learn more about the oceans history chemistry and nutrient distribution. Rockefeller Jr Memorial PKWY Big Hole NB Cowpens NB Fort Donelson NB Fort Necessity NB Moores Creek NB Petersburg NB Stones River NB Tupelo NB Wilsons Creek NB Kennesaw Mountain NBP Richmond NBP Brices Cross Roads NBS Chickamauga and Chattanooga NMP Ocean Zones. Which Zone?. 1. Each . group. . will be given a set of words that relate to the different zones of the ocean.. 2. At your table you will . try and place . your words in the correct zone.. 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. 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. .  sediments (. bio.  = life, . generare.  = to produce) are sediments made from the skeletal remains of once-living organisms. These hard parts include a wide variety of particles such as shells of microscopic organisms (called . 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. How do different currents form. What is upwelling. What do ocean currents transfer. Predict. T F. Ocean currents are always cold. C. ontinents affect the direction of currents. Currents only flow near the surface of the ocean. Question #1. Describe how each of the landforms below contribute sediments to the Town Beach in Boomtown.. Seaside Cliff – Seaside cliff is located above and just to the north of the Town Beach. When erosion moves sediments off of the cliff, they fall down to the beach area, adding material to the beach.. salinity stratification. fresh/saltwater interface. upwelling. tides. PUBLIC. recreation, . tourism, fishing. interest groups (divers, surfers). drinking water. treated-wastewater release. . Ocean Decade Research . Programme. on the Maritime Acoustic Environment (UN-MAE). Modeling and Prediction of Ocean Ambient Sound. . A Satellite activity of UN Ocean Decade Laboratories: A Prediction Ocean . For much of human history, knowledge of the ocean and its currents was not recorded for many reasons - most sailors could not write and information was passed orally.. European nations began systematic ocean explorations but kept information secret between the 15. Section 2: Life in the Oceans. Section 3: Ocean Resources. Salinit. y. - measure of the mount of dissolved salts and other solids in a given liquid. Thermocline. - marks the distinct separation between the warm surface water and the deep, cold water. 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 %)..