Why is the Ocean important?
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- Created on: 30-04-20 11:10
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- Why are Oceans important?
- The ocean is known as our "life support system" for many reasons
- The ocean gives us more then half the oxygen we breath
- Tiny marine plants are estimated to produce over half the oxygen that we, and all other land animals, breathe.
- The ocean regulates the climate , stabilizes temperature, shapes Earth's chemistry.
- The surface layer of the ocean absorbs over half the heat reaching the Earth from the sun.
- By spreading the heat around the world via the ocean, both on surface and below.
- The surface layer of the ocean absorbs over half the heat reaching the Earth from the sun.
- Provides Us sea-food and gives us recreational opportunities
- Covers 72% of the Earth
- The ocean gives us more then half the oxygen we breath
- The largest Mountain rages are beneath the sea, The deepest canyons are beneath the sea
- The ocean provides many benefits
- The Ocean absorbs 50 times more carbon dioxide than our atmosphere.
- Ocean waters have the capacity to absorb large amounts of the greenhouse-warming gas carbon dioxide (CO2),
- This have helped to lessen human-caused global warming and climate change.
- Ocean waters have the capacity to absorb large amounts of the greenhouse-warming gas carbon dioxide (CO2),
- Seventy-six percent of all U.S. trade involves some form of marine transportation.
- The oceans provide convenient transport routes 90% of trade is carried by ships
- These transport everything from food and fuel to construction materials, chemicals and many other things
- The oceans provide convenient transport routes 90% of trade is carried by ships
- Untitled The U.S. ocean economy produces $282 billion in goods and services and ocean-dependant businesses employ almost three million people.
- The ocean does not just supply sea-food but also many ingredients such as peanut butter and soymilk.
- Many medicinal products come from the ocean, including ingredients that help fight cancer, athritis, Alzheimer's disease, and heart disease.
- The ocean provides us with the ability to do many different activities such as kayaking/fishing and many others.
- The Ocean absorbs 50 times more carbon dioxide than our atmosphere.
- The average depth of the ocean is about 2.7 miles. The ocean contains about 97% of all the water on Earth.
- The ocean is known as our "life support system" for many reasons
- The surface layer of the ocean absorbs over half the heat reaching the Earth from the sun.
- By spreading the heat around the world via the ocean, both on surface and below.
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