Interesting facts and questions about
oceanography

  • Are there any weather systems in the ocean?

  • What is the colour of the sea?

  • What are phytoplankton?

  • What has happened to the great ocean- Panthalassa, that existed 200 million years ago?

  • How does volcanic activity along the mid-ocean ridge affect the ocean's surface?

  • How are gigantic icebergs the sizes of small U.S. states formed near Antarctica?

  • Is a water spout the same thing as a hurricane?

  • Do waves always travel in the same directions as currents?

  • What is the maximum height a tsunami has reached?

  • What are tropical tides?

  • What is the difference between a rip tide and a rip current?

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    This page was made by Mina Roussenova (2-12 May 2000), student at Calderstones C.C. School, Liverpool.