Transcript Sub-divisions of Oceanography

 If
you could study 1 thing about the ocean
what would it be and why?
 Given
a lecture, you will investigate the
different branches of oceanography and
career opportunities available.
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.