Table of Contents:

• 1. Origins.

• 2. History.

• 3. Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics.

• 4. Ocean Basins.

• 5. Sediments.

• 6. Water.

• 7. Atmospheric Circulation.

• 8. Ocean Circulation.

• 9. Waves.

• 10. Tides.

• 11. Coasts.

• 12. Life in the Ocean.

• 13. Pelagic Communities.

• 14. Benthic Communities.

• 15. Uses and Abuses of the Ocean.

• Appendix 1: Measurements and Conversions.

• Appendix 2: Geological Time.

• Appendix 3: Absolute and Relative Dating

• Appendix 4: Maps and Charts.

• Appendix 5: Latitude and Longitude, Time, and Navigation.

• Appendix 6: The Law of the Sea Governs Marine Resource Allocation

• Appendix 7: Working in Marine Science.

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