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Oceanography - Coggle Diagram
Oceanography
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Importance of the Ocean
The ocean provides resources to humans including, water, energy, 50% of the world's oxygen, regulates climate and provides food
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Ocean Currents
An ocean current is a continuous movement of water around the world that operates in accordance to the earth's rotation, the wind, the temperature and salinity differences and the gravitation of the moon.
Thermohaline Circulation
Thermohaline Cirulation are deep-ocean currents that are driven by differences in the water's density, which is controlled by temperature (thermo) and salinity (haline).
Ocean Layers and Depth
The depth of the ocean is around 3657.6 metres and the deepest point of the ocean is the challenger deep near Guam at the southern end of the Mariana Trench
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Food Webs
Phytoplankton and algae form the bases of aquatic food webs. They are eaten by primary consumers like zooplankton, small fish, and crustaceans. They are then consumed by secondary consumers known as seals, sharks, large fish, etc.
Human Impacts on the Ocean include pollution by littering, oil spills, large scale dumping, etc. Greenhouse gases
