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Chapter 14: Oceanography

American Museum of Natural History Expeditions
Visit this site to learn more about the ocean floor. What is a blacksmoker? Click on the links to find maps and a glossary. Complete the crossword puzzle to test your knowledge.

Deep Ocean Basins
What features can be found along deep ocean basins? Explore this interactive site to learn about the location and characteristics of deep ocean basins.

Ocean Regions: Ocean Floor - Deep Ocean Basins
This oceanography site provides information on many ocean-related topics. Read the information on this page and then explore other facts about the ocean by navigating through this navy-sponsored web site.

Unit 4: Oceans

Water Desalination Research and Development Program
Access this site of the California Coastal Commission to find information about seawater desalination. Why have some communities proposed the construction of desalination facilities? Discover the two technologies currently used in seawater desalination and the potential environmental impact of these processes.

What is a Tsunami?
Learn about one specific type of ocean wave at this NASA site. In your Science Journal, sketch the diagrams of both a regular, wind-generated wave and a tsunami. How do they differ?

Life in the Oceans and Seas
What types of organisms live in the ocean? Are there as many sea-dwelling organisms as there are land organisms? Visit this site to learn the answers to these questions and meet some of the ocean’s inhabitants.

Neptune’s Web – Get the Facts on Oceanography
This site, sponsored by the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, provides information on what is involved in a career in oceanography. The site also provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about oceans.

Oceans Alive
Oceans Alive is a web site sponsored by The Museum of Science. Click on any of the topics in red to learn more about the oceans.

Oceanography Facts
The Department of the Navy, Science and Technology division provides this site which contains many ocean facts and information. Explore the site to learn about habitats, ocean life, ocean water, and much more.

Planet Ocean
Discovery School’s Planet Ocean web site gives you the opportunity to learn about the ocean and some of its inhabitants. Click on Marine Megastars and then You light up my life to learn about organisms that always carry their own light with them wherever they go.