So why study the ocean?

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Marine Science:
Is the study of living organisms and their relationship
to the chemical, physical and geological nature of the
ocean.
Involves:
Physical science
Life science
Earth and space science
Marine science consists two branches
Oceanography & Marine Biology
Marine Biology
 Study of living organisms in the ocean and the environments
in which they live
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Oceanography is the study of the
physical properties of the ocean.
 Tides,waves, currents,
 temperature, salinity, pressure

 Ocean floor geology

 Water chemistry

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The four main branches of oceanography:
Biological oceanography (Marine biology)
Chemical oceanography
Geological oceanography
Physical oceanography

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Biological oceanography (also called marine
biology) studies the diversity of life in the ocean and
the ocean’s role as their habitat. (food webs, ecology)
Chemical oceanography studies the chemistry of
seawater (salinity)
Geological oceanography concerns itself with the
geology of the ocean (seafloor)

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Physical oceanography is the study of the physics
within the marine environment (waves)

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REVIEW:
So why study Marine Science
Biodiversity
Natural Resources
Transportation
Climate and Weather
Economy
&
70% of our planet is covered by oceans
90% of world’s population lives within 50 miles of the shore
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