Brandon Barlow
Class B
Oceanography
Oceanography Essay
The Ocean is a key
part to this world and it plays an important role to human survival.
Oceanography has taught me a lot about the ocean and how it works. I have learned how the Ocean is a major
influence on the weather and climate, and how people are inextricably
interconnected to the ocean. Another
major topic that we have learned about is how the ocean shapes the features of
the earth. All of these things have
taught me the impact that the ocean really has on earth and how we survive with
it here.
The Earth is the
only planet in our universe that can sustain life. This is because the Earth is in a spot in the
solar system that enables us to be able to comfortably live in our planet. In the
class of Oceanography we have been learning about the fundamentals of physical
oceanography and meteorology. The
(waves, tides, currents, etc.) and the (Winds, and climate) help also make this
Earth habitable. The ocean is a major
influence on weather and climate. The
ocean has winds and currents that move nutrients and heat to land. The ocean plays a fundamental role in shaping
the climate zones we see on land. Even
areas hundreds of miles away from any coastline are still largely influenced by
the global ocean system. While land
areas and the atmosphere absorb some sunlight, the majority of the sun’s
radiation is absorbed by the ocean. Particularly in the tropical waters around the
equator, the ocean acts a as massive, heat-retaining solar panel. Because of all this happening we have
different climates and different seasons that occur here on earth. All this happening is what helps the human
race to survive. And without all of this happening who knows what would happen.
The Oceans around
the world and the people on Earth are inextricably connected for multiple
reasons. The ocean affects every human
life. It supplies freshwater and oxygen,
moderates the climate, influences our weather, and affects human health. Humans rely on the ocean for food and
transportation. Also the ocean provides
us with medicines, and energy resources. It provides jobs and serves as a highway for
global transportation. So if we didn't
have the ocean it would be unlikely for us to survive. So we should take care
of it so we are able to survive for years to come.
The ocean shapes
the features of the earth. The ocean
affects the place where we live. Many of
the rocks and minerals that form our planet came from the ocean. Our favorite sandy beaches are made and
changed by the effects of ocean waves and currents, and changes in sea level
have also shaped the surface of our land. A key
thing that happens from the ocean is erosion. Coastal erosion is the wearing a way of land
and the removal of beach or dune sediments by wave action, tidal currents, wave
currents, drainage or high winds. Another
feature of the earth is plate tectonics. Tectonic plates are huge fragments of Earth’s
lithosphere, which consists of the crust fused with the upper mantle. The Plate builds mountain ranges, but
plate-tectonic processes are clearly seen on the ocean floor, where most of the
plate boundaries are found. The ocean
covers more than 70 percent of the earth and causes the earth to be shaped the
way it is.
All of these
things occurring and happening affect the way us humans live. For years and years features of the Ocean have
been changing and they are going to continue unless there aren’t any humans or
species to affect it. Ever since Humans
have been on Earth the ocean has affected our climate by creating storms and
other things. Because of all these topics they all affect
one another. I believe that if one of
these topics didn’t exist then the ocean would change significantly. The reason I think this is because if humans
and the ocean were not inextricably interconnected than there would be more
fish in the water and the ocean would be cleaner than it is. If the ocean was not connected to the humans
than I feel there would be major differences than there are now with us being connected
to it. Also if the ocean wasn’t shaped
the way it is I feel as though the weather and the climate would not be the
same as it is now. All the things that happen
with the ocean only happen because of the way the ocean is. So humans should take care of the ocean as
much as they can, because they might not know what would happen if we weren’t to
have it.
Works Cited
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