ASSIGNMENT MEETING 9.

CECEP KOSWARA N3J 5

List words related with ocean passages and coastal navigation

bouy - floating object in the sea to serve as a warning or guide

brine - salty water

current - directed movement of sea water

dead zone - spots in the ocean with low oxygen and lack of sea life

deep blue sea - description of sea water

deep water - water of great depth

estuary - spot where the river meets the sea

hurricane - tropical cyclone that forms over the Atlantic Ocean or the Caribbean

inlet - thin area of water coming from a larger body

isle - island

loch - arm of the sea

nautical - relating to ships or the sea

ocean floor - the bottom of the sea

ocean water - water in the sea

open sea - sea that is away from land

saltwater - brackish water with high salt content

salty - having high saline content

seacoast - land that touches the sea

seaway - ocean travel route

seven seas - all the oceans of the world

surface water - top layer of the ocean

tide pool - pool revealed in rocks when the tide goes out

tsunami - tidal wave

Splash around a few other plants of the ocean words like

algae - aquatic plants including seaweed

bacteria - single-celled organisms

gulfweed - brown seaweed also known as sargassum

kelp - large type of brown seaweed with long strips

red algae - a red type of seaweed

seagrass - underwater flowering plants

Some of the seas you might find

Andaman Sea - near Myanmar and Thailand

Arabian Sea - in the Indian Ocean near Iran and Pakistan

Barents Sea - in the Arctic Ocean off the coasts of Norway and Russia

Beaufort Sea - in the Arctic Ocean off the coasts of Northwest Territories, Alaska, and Yukon

Bering Sea - in the Pacific Ocean dividing The Americas and Eurasia

Caribbean Sea - in the Atlantic Ocean in the Western Hemisphere's tropics

Chukchi Sea - in the Arctic Ocean near the Beaufort Sea

Coral Sea - South Pacific sea off the northeast coast of Australia

Ionian Sea - in the Mediterranean near Southern Italy, Greece, and the Adriatic Sea

Irish Sea - sea separating Ireland from Great Britain

Java Sea - sea near Borneo and Java

Kara Sea - Arctic sea located north of Siberia

Laptev Sea - Arctic sea off the northern coast of Siberia

Mediterranean Sea - Atlantic sea almost completely surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin

Norwegian Sea - Arctic sea northwest of Norway

Persian Gulf - Mediterranean sea off the coast of the Arabian Peninsula

Philippine Sea - sea off the east coast of the Philippines

Salton Sea - saline lake in California along the San Andreas Fault

Sea of Okhotsk - Pacific sea near Kamchatka and the Kuril Islands

South China Sea - Pacific sea off the southeastern coast of China

Sulu Sea - sea off the southwestern coast of the Philippines

Tasman Sea - South Pacific sea between New Zealand and Australia

Weddell Sea - sea in the Southern Ocean near the Antarctic Peninsula

Yellow Sea - Western Pacific sea near China and the Korean Peninsula

Just a few of the boats or ships you might encounter in an ocean include

barge - large, flat boat used for carrying freight

container ship - ship carrying cargo stored in containers

cruise ship - large ship carrying travel passengers; a floating hotel

fishing boats - crafts used in fishing

sailboats - watercraft propelled by sails

submarine - boat that submerges and travels fully underwater

tanker - ship that carries liquid cargo in bulk tanks

trawler - boat used for trawling (net fishing)

yacht - large pleasure watercraft