The Handy Ocean Answer Book (The Handy Answer Book Series) - Softcover

Svarney, Thomas E.; Barnes-Svarney, Patricia

 
9781578590636: The Handy Ocean Answer Book (The Handy Answer Book Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1578590639 ISBN 13: 9781578590636
Verlag: Visible Ink Press, 1999

Inhaltsangabe

A convenient primer on the features, marine animals and plants, the human ties to (and our effect on) the oceans from the shoreline to the open water.

From the Arctic to the Southern Ocean that encircles Antarctica, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, The Handy Ocean Answer Book is a comprehensive resource that investigates the 71% of our planet that is covered by oceans. Covering the Mariana Trench, sandy beaches, ocean shelves, and ocean bottoms, this engaging book answers more than 1,000 questions about ocean life from the smallest zooplankton to giant whales.

Learn about sea snakes, sharks, fish and more fish, waterspouts, whirlpools, tides and quakes, navigation, why a boat floats, famous shipwrecks, the effects of climate change, and much, much more. You’ll find the answers to such mysteries as …

  • What is El Niño and how does it affect the oceans and the weather?
  • What is a riptide?
  • Where does the salt in seawater come from?
  • Are there mountains undersea?
  • How many species of fish exist in the world?
  • Can an ocean be a color other than blue?
  • How do whales breathe?
  • Are volcanoes forming in the oceans today?

    With 180 photos and illustrations, a helpful index, and bibliography, this book will please dedicated landlubbers and salty sailors alike. It offers an ocean of information on the oceans.

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    Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

    Thomas E. Svarney is a scientist, naturalist, and artist. Patricia Barnes-Svarney has been a nonfiction science and science fiction writer for more than 15 years. She has worked professionally as a geomorphologist and oceanographer and has written or coauthored more than 300 articles for science magazines and journals. They are the coauthors of numerous science books, including The Handy Geology Answer Book.


    Thomas E. Svarney is a scientist, naturalist, and artist. Patricia Barnes-Svarney has been a nonfiction science and science fiction writer for more than 15 years. She has worked professionally as a geomorphologist and oceanographer and has written or coau

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    Verlag
    Visible Ink Press
    Erscheinungsdatum
    1999
    Sprache
    Englisch
    ISBN 10 
    1578590639
    ISBN 13 
    9781578590636
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    Taschenbuch
    Anzahl der Seiten
    616
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