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Amazon river vs. The ocean

2011-11-03T07:00:00.000-07:00

The Amazon river is one of the biggest river in the world. It makes up 1/5 of the world fresh water. The Amazon poors water into in the Atlantic ocean, witch makes the ocean less salty 100 miles out. There are more than 5,000 species that live in the Amazon.That is twice as many that live in the Atlantic Ocean, but they also share a lot of the same species like dolphins in the water. The Atlantic Ocean is salty and the Amazon not. This video help me realize there is allot common with the ocean and the amazon.... WEIRD!

Bay of Fundy- tides

2011-10-26T07:03:00.000-07:00

( Low tide) ( High tide )

I would like visit the Hopewell rocks. They are located on the upper shores of Bay Fundy. The Bay of Fundy has the highest and lowest tides ever. Each day 100 billion tones of ocean water flows in and out of the bay. Every hour about 4-6 feet of water rises or lowers depending if its going threw a low tide or a high tide. But every six and a half hours after the low tide the high tide comes back. Witch happens twice a day. The Hopewell rocks is a tourist adtraction. When the low tides is happing you can walk threw the rocks on the ocean floor and go in caves. Each time there is different things that are left on the ocean floor after the high tide. If they didn't know when the tides where happing people could be hurt when the high tide comes back, cause so many people visit the Hopewell rocks. Look at the pics i have posted to give you more of an idea what the Hopewell rocks tides look like. :)))

How the moon affects ocean tides?

2011-10-25T12:00:00.000-07:00

The moon has gravity force. It's next to earth so they pull on each other, the earth pulls on the moon keeping it in orbit, while the Moon pulls on the water in the ocean as it orbits earth. Also thats why we have high tides cause the moon pulls the water.... and thats how we have tides :)))))))))

Why do we study ocean waves?

2011-10-24T11:29:00.000-07:00

I learned that not only Oceanographers and Surfers study waves. That also Australia engineers do to. They are studding the waves to find a way they can use the waves as a source of generated electric power. why? Well they trying to create a alternate fuel source and get away from oil and fossil fuels. yayayayayayayayayayayayayayayay! :))))))))))

Seagulls- Blue Planet

2011-10-18T11:54:00.000-07:00

Seagulls live on the coast line of the ocean, there really isn't a specific coast line they live on. They usually stay close to land though. They nest in the rocks/cliffs that surround the ocean. The Seagulls are very aggressive when it comes to food and their nest. The seagulls will swoop down on the nest durning breeding season to protect their nest. They also become competitive over their food. They have sharp eyes which makes them able to spot prey easily and they have very sharp claws to grab their prey. They also have webbed feet and a sharp beaks. The seagulls are very interesting their definitely belong on the shores of our oceans. :))))))))

The Nike Shoe Investigation

2011-10-06T11:19:00.000-07:00

For our part 2 blog, the "nike shoe investigation" for ocean science was very interesting. As i was plotting the data of the shoe drifting i notice, that it was going in circle kind of motion. After, it was said and done, the shoe was drifting on the golf stream, Canary C., and the N. Equatorial c. streams. It traveld about 1,782.52 miles, very amazing. :)))

(The oceans currents and gyres)

World Curretns Part 1

2011-10-04T12:55:00.000-07:00

The Ocean has wind driven currents, witch is a current produced in a body of water by blowing over the water surface. The heat from the sun is stronger around the equator and weaker around the poles. This sets up a wind pattern with winds moving from the equator to the poles. Thats why weather around the equator is warm and weather around the poles is cold.

The Colar Reef and Fish!

2011-09-30T11:48:00.000-07:00

Over 500 different kind of fish live in the coral reef. The Coral helps give fish shelter, nutrients, and adventure. The Corals eat plankton, very small algae but usually they are nocturnal feeders. One way fish/organisms help the organisms is when a predator adtacts, they fight them off. One way fish are a disadvantage is that sometimes they eat the coral as food. But i found the coral to very pretty by the way :))))

The Hatchet Fish living in the Disphotic :))

2011-09-23T12:01:00.000-07:00

The Hatchet Fish live in the Disphotic area of the ocean. The Disphotic area has very little light. The hatchet fish feeds, surives, live and grows up there. The hatchet fish can get up to 3 inches long. They eat tiny crustaceans, and animal plankton. They Shine to attract others by reflecting blue water sun light off them. They can hide from predators really fast by hiding this shine. One insterting fact about them is that their eyes can focus close up or far away. :))))

Flashlight Fish in the Aphotic depth in the Ocean :)

2011-09-23T11:50:00.000-07:00

The Flashflight Fish is one of the many fish that live in the Aphotic area of the ocean. There is no light there at all. They eat zooplankton that they find at night using their bioluminescent photophores. How do they live the such a dark place? Well Flashlightfish have a symbiotic relationship with glowing bacteria. The fluorescent bluish-green glow under a flashlightfish’s eye comes from billions of glowing bacteria that live under the fish’s skin in a bean-shaped photophore. The bacteria biochemcially produce this light. This built-in light helps the fish hunt, navigate, communicate and avoid predators. In return, the bacteria get a safe home, along with oxygen and nutrients they receive from the fish’s blood. Without a steady supply of oxygen, the bacteria wouldn’t be able to glow. Therefor, thats why they are needed in deep, deep, deep sea :))))))))))))))))) :))))))))))))))))))

Water, Water, Everywhere #2

2011-09-22T11:35:00.000-07:00

(m) The sun heats the surface of the ocean. Ocean Water evaporates into the atmoshpere, and the ocean becomes cooler.
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--Dissolving and Heat flowing from a hot object to a cold object.--
The ocean water is colder than the sun. Therefor; when the sun beats on down on the ocean it heats it up and water evaporates. There for all the warm air evaporated leaving the cooler water non-vaporated. Witch cause dissolving of liqued to gass and heat goes to a cold place warms it out and recycles :))))))

Water, Water, Everywhere #1

2011-09-22T10:42:00.000-07:00

Adhesion is the ability for water to attach to molecules of another substance. For example, the picture i have posted shows the water attachted to the leaf. How does this happen? Well the rearranging of hydrogen bonds allows a substantial percentage of all the molecules in a given sample to addtatch another substance.

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Cohesion is just like adhesion. But cohesion is when water forms a droplet. For the photo i posted it shows milldew on a car in the morning. This is part of cohesion because the water droplets where formed there not placed there.

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Surface tension is the property of water that can cause it to behave almost magnetically and cling to a surface. For my photo i show a penny sitting on top of water, that would be a example of surface tension. :))))))))))))

Open Ocean.. Sea Otters in the Arctic :))

2011-09-16T11:48:00.001-07:00

Sea Otters interested me the most on the video today, because they can be found in the Arctic. I found out that Sea Otter must consume 25-40 percent of its body weight daily, just to keep warm. They also, rest in the Kelp forest in the ocean; they drape the Kelp over there body to help them from not drifting off. The Sea Otters feed on clams, crabs, snails, starfish, abalone, and so on. They dive up to 37m to find food. Their dives can last as long as ten minutes. It swims to the bottom to find its food from the upturning of the rocks. It sticks the food it caught inside his armpit. It will return to the surface to either eat or just get another breath and dive again. They must watch out though cause there on the food chain for Eagles and White sharks.

Polar Bears In The Arctic

2011-09-09T11:24:00.000-07:00

Polar Bears Live Arctic and spend most of there time in the sea. Probably wondering how Polar Bears adapted to the cold. Well one adaptation is there white fur. It helps camouflages them so they can hunt in the snow and ice eiser. Another Adaptation is there fat. The fat is about 10cm thick it helps the Polar Bears stay warm in the cold. The fat also helps the buoyancy in the water.

South Atlantic Ocean 0 Latitude--

2011-09-08T11:46:00.000-07:00

Bethany and I did the ocean mission from the Distance of Macapa island to Livreville, Africa. Between the two continent there is the Mid-Atlantic ridge, that we ran into after 1,400 feet form Macapa. That also where South American plate and African plate meet. I also believe that the end of my margin went about 1100 feet from Macapa. Eviendce, from my ocean floor map shows that cause there is a big drop off from there. About 3500 miles out i hit the the africas margin.On the map it shows a slope leading to a kinda straight top. I hope im sure about this cause the trench also pushs new rock/land into ocean makin it look like Margins on top. In conclusion, my trip wasnt flat land and very confusing. :)))))

Open Ocean--

2011-09-08T10:30:00.000-07:00

I felt that the video was very intersting. I learned alot from a hour video of the opean ocean. I learned that the open ocean has a lot a different kinds of fish. Also, that every animal prays of each other. The sharks where my favorite part, cause they are mean. I cant believe that sharks live open ocean. ps. ocean sience is funnnnn:)

3:10 To Earth

2011-08-23T10:33:00.000-07:00

Slide One: This lava was found on the mid ocean ridge. I find it interesting that there is volcanic activity not only on earth, but under the ocean. Therefor; this photo is very unique to me.

Slide Two: I love Turtles and i thank its awesome that they live in the ocean.

Slide Three: I find my third slide of the Orca Whale very cool, Because this whale is one of the biggest fish in the ocean.

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2011-08-22T10:09:00.001-07:00