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Unit #3 explains about the exploration of the deep seas, about the oceans. Below are class notes I took today, (October 16, 2013). The separate tabs underneath this tab are also notes about the deep sea exploration.
TED: Robert Ballard
Ocean Exploration Talk
What does NOAA stand for?
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Big Question: Why are we ignoring the oceans?
NASA is much more expensive than the NOAA is and they want to spend their money on exploring the "heavens", space.
How much bigger is NASA's budget than NOAA's?
One thousand six hundred times (1600x) more.
Why do we not have good maps of the ocean?
We do not know much about the oceans to make a good enough map explaining them.
How much of the United States lies beneath the sea?
Fifty percent of the U.S.
On a good day, how many people are in the deep sea?
About four or five people can be found.
The Mid-Ocean Ridge covers how much of the Earth's surface?
Twenty-three percent of it covers the Earth's surface.
Why does most of our planet not feel the warmth of the Sun?
There is no photosynthesis in most of the pitch-black areas of the ocean. These areas are too deep, the photons cannot reach them.
What did they find in the deep oceans? Explain.
They found hydro-thermal (water-heat) vents. They also found gigantic tube worms, chemosynthesis, giant clams, heavy metals (gold, iron, and etc.) and other life forms (for example, prawns).
What is the average depth of the ocean?
Twelve thousand feet (12,000 ft).
What is telepresence?
A type of technology that lets people see what cannot be seen.
What is the Okeanos Explorer? What is its mission?
It is a ship that explores new places that no human being has ever explored before. It was an ex-Navy ship.
How will it run? Explain.
It will run like a nuclear submarine that will need twenty-four hour (24 hr) shifts.
TED: Robert Ballard
Ocean Exploration Talk
What does NOAA stand for?
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Big Question: Why are we ignoring the oceans?
NASA is much more expensive than the NOAA is and they want to spend their money on exploring the "heavens", space.
How much bigger is NASA's budget than NOAA's?
One thousand six hundred times (1600x) more.
Why do we not have good maps of the ocean?
We do not know much about the oceans to make a good enough map explaining them.
How much of the United States lies beneath the sea?
Fifty percent of the U.S.
On a good day, how many people are in the deep sea?
About four or five people can be found.
The Mid-Ocean Ridge covers how much of the Earth's surface?
Twenty-three percent of it covers the Earth's surface.
Why does most of our planet not feel the warmth of the Sun?
There is no photosynthesis in most of the pitch-black areas of the ocean. These areas are too deep, the photons cannot reach them.
What did they find in the deep oceans? Explain.
They found hydro-thermal (water-heat) vents. They also found gigantic tube worms, chemosynthesis, giant clams, heavy metals (gold, iron, and etc.) and other life forms (for example, prawns).
What is the average depth of the ocean?
Twelve thousand feet (12,000 ft).
What is telepresence?
A type of technology that lets people see what cannot be seen.
What is the Okeanos Explorer? What is its mission?
It is a ship that explores new places that no human being has ever explored before. It was an ex-Navy ship.
How will it run? Explain.
It will run like a nuclear submarine that will need twenty-four hour (24 hr) shifts.