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Ocean Basins

Ocean Basins
In this unit we study the formation of Earth and the oceans, structures that make up the ocean basins and the edge of the continents, and the processes that create these structures. We also investigate marine habitats, and how technology is used to study marine environments.

Watch Origins: Earth is Born on PBS. See more from NOVA.

 
Assignments

Origins: Formation of Earth and the Oceans 1/17
Plate Tectonics
   Online Map Activity: 1/18
   Reading Assignment  1/20
      Define vocabulary terms; questions 2-8
Altimetry: How level is sea level?
Continental Margins and Ocean Basins 
 

South Atlantic Bump 
  Profile and analysis 
 

Hydrothermal vents web quest

Visit the following web sites and learn about hydrothermal vents.
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/06fire/welcome.html
http://www.ocean.udel.edu/deepsea/
http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/chemocean.html
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/hellscrust/html/sidebar2.html
http://www.geneseo.edu/~jc99/whatarethey.html
http://www.accessexcellence.com/BF/bf01/arp/





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