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Matthew Otterbein Earth Sciences 203
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Major Bodies of Water Four oceans: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Arctic Pacific is that largest and deepest 64,186,300 square miles 12,925 feet average depth Fifth ocean delimited in 2000 Southern Ocean north of Antarctica
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Coral Reefs Form in shallow, warm seas Made of coral polyps’ skeletons Grow on top of old skeletons Spend adult lives fixed to same spot Coral diseases increasing dramatically
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Ocean Zones Sunlit (down 650 feet) Sea plants any many animals Twilight (down to 3,300 feet) Many different fish Sunless (down to 13,100 feet) Animals feed on dead food from above
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