The Handy Ocean Answer Book

By: Thomas E Svarney, Patricia Barnes-Svarney

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Paperback | 8 February 2000

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A convenient primer on the features, marine animals and plants, the human ties to (and our effect on) the oceans from the shoreline to the open water.

From the Arctic to the Southern Ocean that encircles Antarctica, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, The Handy Ocean Answer Book is a comprehensive resource that investigates the 71% of our planet that is covered by oceans. Covering the Mariana Trench, sandy beaches, ocean shelves, and ocean bottoms, this engaging book answers more than 1,000 questions about ocean life from the smallest zooplankton to giant whales.

Learn about sea snakes, sharks, fish and more fish, waterspouts, whirlpools, tides and quakes, navigation, why a boat floats, famous shipwrecks, the effects of climate change, and much, much more. You'll find the answers to such mysteries as ...

What is El Nino and how does it affect the oceans and the weather?

What is a riptide?

Where does the salt in seawater come from?

Are there mountains undersea?

How many species of fish exist in the world?

Can an ocean be a color other than blue?

How do whales breathe?

Are volcanoes forming in the oceans today?

With 180 photos and illustrations, a helpful index, and bibliography, this book will please dedicated landlubbers and salty sailors alike. It offers an ocean of information on the oceans.

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-It opens up a treasure chest of information on topics such as waterspouts, whirlpools, ocean shelves, tides and quakes, plus the effects of pollution and ocean warming.--- Decatur Herald & Review -It's an interesting book to own.--- National Science Teachers Association -This fascinating question and answer book reveals over 1,000...interesting facts about the world's bodies of salt water in a simple, understandable format.--- SciTech Book News "It opens up a treasure chest of information on topics such as waterspouts, whirlpools, ocean shelves, tides and quakes, plus the effects of pollution and ocean warming."-- Decatur Herald & Review "It's an interesting book to own."-- National Science Teachers Association "This fascinating question and answer book reveals over 1,000...interesting facts about the world's bodies of salt water in a simple, understandable format."-- SciTech Book News

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Introduction	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Color Photo Credits	p. xv
The Physical Oceans
Ocean Basics	p. 3
Seawater
Sea Level
Comparing the Oceans and Seas
Hot and Cold at Sea
The Ancient Oceans	p. 41
The Geologic Time Scale
Fossils
Paleoceanography
The Early Oceans
Life in the Ancient Oceans
Understanding the Ocean	p. 75
The Interaction of Ocean and Air
Weather on the Oceans
Tides
Waves
Currents
Other Ocean Patterns: Upwellings, El Nino, La Nina, and "Roving Blobs"
The Shore	p. 123
The Coast Defined
Coastal Features
The Shore Defined
Shore Waves and Currents
Beyond the Shore	p. 155
The Edges of the Continental Margins
Reefs
Barrier and Continental Islands
The Ocean Floor	p. 185
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics
Ridges and Rifts
Underwater Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Other Features of the Ocean Floor: Seamounts, Trenches, Plains, Hills, and Plateaus
Life in the Oceans
An Ocean of Life	p. 227
Marine Plants
Plankton
Marine Animals
The Food Chain
Small Life in the Ocean
Marine Mammals, Birds and Reptiles	p. 261
Defining Marine Mammals
Whales and Dolphins
Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses
Sea Cows, Dugongs, and Manatees
Sea Otters
Marine Birds
Marine Reptiles
Fish and Other Ocean Life	p. 303
Defining Fish
Classifying Fish
Other Marine Creatures: Worms, Sponges, Anemones, Jellyfish, Mollusks, and More
Ocean Communities	p. 351
Types of Marine Communities
Shore Communities (Rocky and Sandy)
Coastal Wetland Communities
Mangrove Communities
Communities Beyond the Tides
Communities at the Ocean Vents
Communities of the Deep Ocean
Humans and the Oceans
Making Use of the Oceans	p. 381
Out to Sea in Ships
Navigating the Seas
Peril at Sea
Venturing under the Waves
Famous Oceanographic Expeditions and Famous Ocean Scientists
Harvesting the Oceans
Global Ocean Conditions	p. 431
Pollution
Natural Marine Problems
The Oceans and Natural Hazards
Changes in the Ocean and Climate
Watching the Oceans	p. 461
Monitoring Ocean Weather
Mapping the Ocean Bottom
Ocean Observation Programs
Monitoring the Oceans from Above
The Public and Oceanography	p. 497
Reading about the Ocean
The Ocean in Television and Movies
Getting Involved
Oceanographic Institutions and Organizations
Internet Resources
Careers in Oceanography
Index	p. 557
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