8th Grade Biosphere Unit

 

Oceans of Water and Air

 

Table Of Contents

Abyssal Plains

Ecosystem Definition

Iceland

Islands

Oceans

Ocean Bottom

Sea Floor Spreading

Underwater Volcanism & Canyons

Atlantic Sea Floor

Evolution Definition

Lemon Sharks

 

The Living Sea Predators and Prey

Sea-Guyots

Volcanoes

Beneath the Sea

Global Warming

Gulf Stream

Marianas Trench

Reefs

Seamounts

Volcano Definition

Beneath the Pacific Ocean

 

HYDROTHERMAL VENTS

Mid Ocean Ridge Systems

Satellites

Sediments

Voyage to the Deep

Creatures of the Deep

History of Ocean Basins

 

North Atlantic Basin

Savage Earth

Trenches, Plains, and Ridges

When Continents Collide


Voyage to the Deep Search Box

Type what you are looking for in the search box.

Scientific American


Creatures of the Deep

Sea and Sky: Monsters of the Deep Intro

Deep-Sea Bestiary

Oceans Alive

Ocean Animals

Deep Ocean Creatures

Living at Extremes

Inside a Tubeworm

Life in the Deep - Creatures

Deep Sea Vent Creatures


Oceans

Map of Oceans

Temperate Oceans

Oceans98

Sea and Sky: The Sea

Secrets of the Ocean Realm

Blue Planet: Seas of Life

Ocean Links

Ocean Alert: Discovery News

Ocean layers

Main Oceans

Deep Sea Pages

WWF-US: World Wildlife Fund- Ocean Rescue

Bartleby: The Columbia Encyclopedia: OCEAN

Physical Environment: Oceans

Ocean Biomes

Frequently Asked Oceanography Questions

The Oceans (Definitions of terms)

Blue Zoo Aquarium Education: Frequently Asked Questions

BBC launches ocean odyssey

Fact Monster: Oceans

Earth's Oceans : An Introduction- EnchantedLearning.com

Ocean Planet

Missouri Botanical Garden

Undersea and Oversee

Bridge- Ocean Sciences Education Teacher Resource Center

Aquatic Network: Oceanography Topics


Beneath the Sea

Atlantic Sea Floor

Beneath the Pacific Ocean

The Atlantic and Pacific Oceans


Abyssal Plains

Oceans Alive The Living Sea

Abyssal plains

Transforms and Abyssal Plains

The Abyssal Plains

ABYSSAL PLAINS

Deep Ocean Basins: Abyssal Hills & Plains


Mid Ocean Ridge Systems

Earth Structure: Plate Tectonics

Deep Sea Vents

Ridge Research Highlights

Mid-Ocean Ridge

SeaFloor Spreading: Discovery of the Mid-Ocean Ridges

Ocean Regions: Ocean Floor - Mid-Ocean Ridge

Monitoring Volcanic and Tectonic Processes On the Mid-Ocean Ridge

Ocean Ridges

Voyage To The Deep: Mid-Ocean Ridge

Mid-ocean ridges

Mid-Ocean ridge Tectonics

Map of Sea Floor Spreading

District 67 Earth Science page (plate tectonics, ridges etc.)


Looking at the Sea-Guyots


Seamounts

Oceans Alive! The Water Planet /Physical Features of the Ocean

Pacific Seamounts

Seamounts


History of Ocean Basins

North Atlantic Basin

Definition of North Atlantic Basin (Scroll down and find North Atlantic Basin)

Atlantic basin

When Continents Collide

The ABC's of Plate Tectonics


Sediments

http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/sedthick/sedthick.html

Images of Sediment Thickness of the Ocean Floor


Sea Floor Spreading

Model of Sea Floor Spreading

Features of the Sea

Plate Tectonics and Sea-Floor Spreading - Maps and Graphics, etc.

DESCRIPTION: "Ring of Fire", Plate Tectonics, Sea-Floor Spreading, Subduction Zones, "Hot Spots"

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

ThinkQuest: Sea-Floor Spreading


Ocean Bottom

Ocean Bottom

ScienceMaster: Understanding Plate Motions

Ocean Bottom


Underwater Volcanism

Underwater Volcano Erupts

Underwater Formations: Canyons

Oceanic Volcanoes

What are underwater volcanoes called?

Are underwater volcanoes harmful to fish? Why? Why not?

Dispatches from the Deep

What’s a black smoker?

Underwater Volcanoes

Life Springs Up in Ocean's Volcanic Vents, Deep Divers Find

Black Smokers

Black Smoker Expedition

Volcano Types - Island-Arc, Oceanic, and Continental Volcanoes

abcnews - Underwater Rumblings

Classroom - Volcano - Underwater Volcanoes


The Earth at Work-Savage Earth: Hell’s Crust: Our Everchanging Planet

Mountains of Fire-Savage Earth: Out of the Inferno: Volcanoes

Ocean Adventure

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)

Volcanoes.com

The Volcanice Homepage

District 67 Earth Science Page (See volcanoes)


Iceland

NATURE: Iceland-Fire Meets Ice

Iceland

Islands

Islands: How islands are formed

How are Islands formed?


Trenches, Plains, and Ridges

Infoplease.com

Encylopedia.com: Ocean: Trenches, Plains, and Ridges

http://www.encyclopedia.com/articlesnew/09461Trenches,Plains,andRidges.html

Ocean

Deep Ocean Basins: Trenches & Island Chains

Oceanic Ridges


Marianas Trench

Marianas Trench on Encyclopedia.com

Exploraquarium Biological FAQ

Deepest Ocean

The Marianas Trench

OCEANCLOPEDIE

The Deep Sea

Trip to Marianas Trench Look for picture of animal found in marianas trench.

Images of Marianas Trench

Ecplorer Hero: Sylvia Earle

How Deep is Deep?

Oceans Alive! Life in The Sea

District 67 Earth Science Page (See plate tectonics sites)


The Oceans Chimneys - HYDROTHERMAL VENTS.

Hydrothermal Vents

Savage Earth: Black Smokers

Living on The Seafloor

Vents Program Home Page

Ocean Planet: Recently Revealed

ZooGoer: Hydrothermal Vents

The Deep Sea: Hydrothermal Vents

What's A Black Smoker?

NOVA Online: Into The Abyss: Vents of the World: Pacific

Ecploraquarium Vent Intro

Hydrothermal Vents

Vent Basics


Gulf Stream

The Gulf Stream Voyage

The Gulf Stream

The Gulf Stream

The Gulf Stream

usatoday: What Causes the Gulf Stream?

Links to Gulf Stream


The Living Sea Predators and Prey

Oceans Alive! Life in the Sea: Predators and Prey

Sharks

Ecploring the deep ocean floor (This Dynamic Earth) USGS

Oceans


Lemon Sharks

More About Lemon Sharks: @Sea

Lemon Shark: Enchanted Learning

Lemon Sharks Project Photography

Shark Fishing Trips in Bimini Bahamas: Lemon Sharks

ABCNEWS.com: Swimming with Sharks, Part 1

ABCNEWS.com: Part 1: Leaving Port (map of journey)

Lemon Shark Report

Dr. Sameul Gruber and the Lemon Sharks

Sharks (lemon shark is last one & other sharks)


Evolution Definition

What is Evolution?

What is Evolution?

Defining Evolution

Evolution

Evolution Theories and Concepts


Volcano Definition

What is the Exact Definition of Volacano?

Volcano


Ecosystem Definition

Ecosystem

Ecosystems : Definitions and Examples

Ecosystems: Biological Diversity in Different Ecosystems


Reefs

What's It Like Where You Live? : Coral Reefs

What is a Coral Reef?

Sea and Sky: Reef Life

Reefs At Risk

ReefBase- A Global Information System On Coral Reefs

ACTION ATLAS: Coral Reefs

Canadian Online Coral Museum

Welcome to NOAA's Coral Health Monitoring Program Homepage

Great Barrier Reef Islands

Coral Reef Protection: EPA

Mysteries of the Coral Reef

Coral Reef (photo)

Life On The Reef

Great Barrier Reef - Coast and Oceans

BBC News: Sci/Tech Coral's worsening crisis

Things You Can Do to Save Coral Reefs


Global Warming and the Effects on Oceans and Life

Earth on Fire: Global Warming and Oceans

Relationship of the Ocean and the Atmosphere

In the Wild SPOTLIGHT: Global Warming/Climate Change

Turning up the Heat: How Global Warming THrreatens Life in the Sea

CNN.com-Nature -New study finds wariming trend in oceans

ABCNEWS.com: Study Finds Oceans Warming

ABCNEWS.com Oceans May Predict Climate Change

Global Warming and Rising Oceans

Climate Change Harms Ocean Life

Global Warming Damaging Oceans

Salmon and Climate Change

Global Warming Threatens Marine Life

Pollution and Climate Change


Satellites and the Gulf Stream

Satellites View the Oceans and Seas

Monitoring the Earth from Space with SeaWiFS

Mapping the Seafloor from Outer Space

Oceans Alive! The Scientist at Sea- Remote Sensing

Studying Global Ocean Color from Space

What We See From Space

Big River Running North (go down to Satellites)

Altimetry Satellites Scan the Changing Oceans

Altimetry Satellites Scan the Changing Oceans: Securing the future of Satellite Altimetry

Satellite Study Fuels Climate Debate

Exploring Satellite Oceanography

How Satellites View Clouds

Satellite Comparisons


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Updated 11/20/2002