This is the fact that changes take place in temperature if changes occur in pressure and as far as the pressure of ocean is concerned, this is constant... more

Ocean water is made up of:H2O Earth's crust MaterialsDissolved oxygen and carbon dioxide Nutrients such as phosphorous, potassium, sodium, iron etcPlease... more

Pacific Ocean contains the greatest number of deep sea trenches. It covers about the third of the globe. more

Here it is!Water absorbs traces of Almost every thing it comes in contact with! That's a Fact!This includes heat and cold too! So the currents created... more

When river flows, it takes the dust particles along with it. As sand is brown in colour, that's why the river looks brown to us. Its because of the dust... more

There can be a number of ideas that can be implemented to produce a science fair project on oceans. It is a vast topic. Here is a link from where you can... more

WATER is a five letter word, am I missing something here? more

Lake Michigan is the only one of the five Great Lakes that does not straddle both borders. more

"Seismic" is a word related to earthquake activity. So seismic sea waves are waves created by earthquake activity, which occurs when two geologic plates... more

The floor of the ocean is blanketed by poorly consolidated material called sediment. Small rock particles and precipitated chemicals (Bicarbonate, silica,... more

The most famous rivers are river nile, amazon, ganga, yangtze and mackenzie river. more

The two most popular Gulfs Around The World are probably the Persian gulf and the Mexico gulf.The Persian gulf is in the south Asian region while the Mexican... more

It allows us to try and predict earthquakes volcanic eruptions and other natural disasters by studying changes in the earth's mantle because it is constantly... more

The rain that falls on the land contains some dissolved carbon dioxide from the surrounding air. This causes the rainwater to be slightly acidic due to... more

The 5 longest coastlines are: 1. Canada coastline is 202,080 km 2. Indonesia coastline is 54,716 km 3. Greenland coastline is 44,087 km 4. Russia coastline... more

Water is saline everywhere even in lakes and rivers. It's just that the level of salinity in rivers is so low it is hardly recognized by human tongue.... more

Waves refer to the up and down motion seen in ocean water. Most waves are caused by wind when it ruffles the surface of the ocean water and creates ripples.... more

All the materials transported by waves, tides and currents have to be deposited somewhere. Deposition takes place under the following conditions: 1 sheltered... more

Water is an essential ingredient of animal and plant life. The impurities present in water vary greatly from one place to another. In addition to the impurities... more

The history of oceanography is not so old. In 18th century, when a Devonshire (England) man, John Let bridge invented the first body defensive diving dress.... more

With its widespread collection of islands, Indonesia is definitely the world’s largest archipelago. The number of the islands is so vast that Indonesia... more

According to a study that was published online in the Geophysical Research Letters, in the regard of polar trends, the Arctic sea was going through a series... more

The word oceanography is derived from two words. The first word is the word ocean and the second word is the Greek word for write. It is also known as... more

A network of concrete dams is used. more

There is geographically a sea level on the certain places which does not allow the water to enter in the land naturally. more

Specifically speaking from a geographical perspective, fiords are basically long, extremely deep and narrow inlets carved from inside the coastline when,... more

Tugela is the principle river of KwaZulu/ Natal Province of South Africa. It is ascended in the Mont-aux-Sources plateau and crashed about 948 meters down.... more

Oceanography is basically a study of the ocean, it usually occurs in deep sea and shallow coastal waters. It is an interdisciplinary science which is... more

The smallest island in the world is the Bishop Rock; it is situated towards the extreme south-westerly section of the United Kingdom. It is said to... more

Because at ordinary temperature the water is the same as that of of surroundings (by law of equilibrium). more

The wells are made that deep that they give us the water below the surface of the earth. When the water is taken from the well, the level of water in well... more

The first thing is that public awareness should be there. People must realize their responsibilities in controlling the leakage of oil in water from ships;... more

The Mariana Trench is a deep sea trench just off the East coast of the Phillipines and it is the deepest trench in the oceans of the world. The deepest... more

The Zbruch River is a total of 247 km long with a drainage basin area of 3,300 square kilometers. This river may be found in Western Ukraine. It is a left... more

The pressure under water is much higher than above the water. Our body tends to absorb more amount of nitrogen when diving. The more deep we go in the... more

I think the word oceana mean wonderful,very nice, kind heated, and very generous. more

The Hudson River is the river which starts to flow from Lake Tear of the Clouds on the southwest side of Mount Marcy, the highest peak of New York. The... more

The name Red Sea basically is a straight forward translation of the Greek term Erythra Thalassa and Latin term Mare Rubrum. The name of the sea doest not... more

The Blue Nile is the deepest point of the River Nile in Africa. A small spring which is located at Gishe Abbai, which is at an altitude of approximately... more

Lighthouses are built and have existed as tools of navigations especially along coast lines to guide ships and incoming vessels as to where the sea has... more

The Caroline Islands are a group of islands situated in the Pacific Ocean to the east of the Philippines at a distance of 1000 miles and to the north east... more

Nobody knows, and nobody is even too sure how to calculate it. In the dry season, where the Amazon river opens out to the sea, it's "about" 11 km... more