Transcript Oceanography Notes

 If
you had to guess, what careers do you
think are available in the aquatic science
field?
 Label in Table of Contents of journal and
brainstorm what you think
 Given
a lecture, you will investigate the
different branches of oceanography and
career opportunities available.
 Also
called marine science or oceanology
 Definition: A branch of Earth science that
revolves around the study of oceans
 Oceanography
covers a wide range of topics,
including marine life and ecosystems, ocean
circulation, plate tectonics and the geology
of the sea floor, and the chemical and
physical properties of the ocean
 An
oceanographer is a scientist that studies
different aspects of the seas
Physical and biological
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/oceanographe
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Different types of Oceanographers
 Also
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called:
Marine biologists
Fisheries scientists
 Currently
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the
Most well known
Most popular
Most competitive
 Sustainable
seafood harvesting
 Plants and animals responses to pollution
 Use of natural ocean resources for
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Industry
Medical products
 DNA,
molecular, and cellular processes of
marine organisms
 Ocean
temperature
 Effects on water density
 Wave motions and interactions with sea floor
 Tides
 Ocean currents
 Movement of light and sound through water
 Sea
water chemicals
 Effects of pollutants
 Chemical reactions in marine ecosystems
 Desalinization processes
 Movement of trace chemicals
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Help in learning ocean currents
 Properties
of rocks of the ocean floor
 Plate tectonics of the ocean floor
 Marine topography
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Underwater mountain ranges and valleys
 Information
to increase knowledge about our
Earth’s history.
 Draw
a picture in your out section illustrating
what each type of oceanographer we learned
about today studies. Each picture must be
labeled with the oceanographer name.
 Assign
project for Oceanographer types
 Hand out syllabus
 Due when?