The science of oceans : the watery truth about 72 percent of our planet's surface / written by Fiona Macdonald ; illustrated by Bryan Beach.
Material type:![Text](/opac-tmpl/lib/famfamfam/BK.png)
- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780531227671
- 0531227677
- 9780531230770
- 0531230775
- 9781912233229
- 1912233223
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
From tides to marine life, it is an eye-opening introduction to the nature of oceans and what they contribute to life on Earth.The surface of our planet Earth is more than two thirds (72 percent) covered by water. We call small stretches of water "seas" and larger expanses "oceans," but they are all part of one gigantic World Ocean that is moving and changing-and affecting our lives-all the time. Without seas and oceans, we would not survive. But where did all this water come from? What does it do? Why do we need it?This fascinating guide to the world's oceans combines fact-packed, easy-to-read text with colorful and quirky illustrations.
"Published in Great Britain in 2018 by The Salariya Book Company Ltd."
"A Franklin Watts Library Edition"--Page 4 of Cover.
Includes index.
Water, water everywhere -- Ocean zones -- Waves and swells -- Tides -- Warm and cold currents -- Winds and weather -- Ocean extremes -- The water cycle -- Ocean life -- How we use the oceans -- Oceans in danger -- Earth's final frontier.
Where did all the water in the oceans come from? What causes the tides? Why does the ocean look blue? Discover the answers to these questions and many more in this fascinating guide to the world's oceans.