Ocean

by Day, Trevor

• ISBN13: 9781571454805
• ISBN10: 1571454802
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-02-01
• Publisher: Silver Dolphin

Summary

Offers an overview of oceanography, marine life, and ocean resources, answers frequently asked questions, describes seafaring careers, and provides related information.

Table of Contents

How this book works	4	(1)
OVERVIEW
The vital ocean	5	(4)
IN FOCUS
Birth of the oceans	9	(1)
Blue planet	10	(2)
Restless land and sea	12	(2)
Ocean features	14	(2)
Where land and sea meet	16	(2)
Tides and waves	18	(2)
Oceans, currents, and climate	20	(2)
Ocean life	22	(2)
Life on the shore in cool waters	24	(2)
Life on the shore in warm waters	26	(2)
Food from the sea	28	(2)
Energy and minerals from the sea	30	(2)
Modern navigation	32	(2)
Threatened paradise	34	(2)
Making use of the sea	36	(2)
The future of the oceans	38	(1)
FAQs
Why is the sea salty?	39	(1)
How do scientists study the ocean floor?	40	(2)
Who owns the sea?	42	(2)
How do fishermen find fish?	44	(2)
What makes the sea dangerous?	46	(2)
Which sea creatures can be seen from space?	48	(2)
Which was the biggest shipwreck?	50	(2)
What are the sea's greatest mysteries?	52	(1)
JOBFILE
Fisherman	53	(3)
Submariner	56	(2)
Marine biologist	58	(2)
Marine archaeologist	60	(4)
Beach lifeguard	64	(1)
FACTFILE
Ocean facts	65	(3)
The changing oceans	68	(2)
How deep can you go?	70	(2)
Timeline of surface exploration	72	(2)
Timeline of underwater exploration	74	(2)
Who's who	76	(2)
Glossary	78	(4)
Index	82	(2)
Acknowledgments	84