Marine & Freshwater Environmental Education
Actually, before there was life on land there was life in the ocean. Life in the ocean began about 3.1 to 3.4 billion years ago. Life on land began only 400 million years ago.
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Czech … oceánu
Dutch … ocean
Bulgarian … океан
Filipino … karagatan
Finnish … meressä
German … ozean
Hungarian … ocean
Indonesian … samudra
Italian … oceano
Latvian … okeāna
Lithuanian … vandenynas
Maltese … oċean
Polish … oceanu
Portuguese … oceano
Spanish … océano
Turkish … okyanus
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Here are some clues:
Lives at the surface of the ocean.
It is only one cell.
It is an animal that eats, breathes and moves like any other animal.
The blue rays in the center hold algae.
You can find it at the American Museum of Natural History.
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The larger the seashell the louder the sound, right? It is the space inside the shell that creates the sound. Well, the space inside the seashell bouncing against the sounds of your surroundings.
For the most part people are experimenting with this seashell symphony at the beach where there is a lot of space for sounds to resonate inside the seashell.
It would be the same type of sound when you put a glass up to your ear. It you put a glass up to your ear in the bathroom with the door shut you will hear very little. If you put the glass up to your ear outside, you will hear the “ocean”.
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A marine biologist studies the life in the ocean (“bio” = life). An oceanographer studies the physical elements of the oceans.
A marine biologist will study dolphins.
An oceanographer will study tides.
A marine biologist will study jellyfish.
An oceanographer will study the salt content of seawater.
A marine biologist will study algae.
An oceanographer will study the volcanic activity of the sea.
A marine biologist will study horseshoes crabs.
An oceanographer will study the plate tectonic action of the ocean.
Of course, I do not think they are at all exclusive. But, that is the general break down of who studies what.
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Today marks the one year anniversary of the first Beach Chair Scientist post!
Thank you all so much for all of your amazing contributions. Without your insightful inquiries the forum would not be nearly as entertaining.
To mark this occasion I thought we would simply count down the top ten most visited posts over the past year.
10. What are jellyfish? from July 21, 2008
9. What is the biggest fish in the sea? from November 18, 2008
8. What are those tiny colorful clams? from July 23, 2008
7. What are those tiny black pods with tendrils hanging on the ends? from October 24, 2008
6. How much salt is in the ocean? from November 22, 2008
5. What eats sea urchins? from September 10, 2008
4. How do sea spiders get their nutrients? from November 21, 2008
3. How many plants and animals are in the ocean? from November 21, 2008
2. Do lobsters mate for life? from November 24, 2008
1. Why are horseshoe crabs amazing? from July 13, 2008
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This is amazing! It was just discovered that the nine-spined stickleback fish (found in the UK) uses a technique called “hill climbing” to select the place where to be most successful for finding food. Basically, the fish stands aside and watched other fish and their feeding habits to learn from their successes and challenges! Read more at: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090616205515.htm
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This is the first post I’ve answered directly from my phone (Please excuse the brevity). Barnacles are crustaceans. Other crustaceans include crabs and lobsters. Barnacles are a type of crustacean that are permanently attached to a solid surface. Also, what is obviously missing is the sensory parts, such as eyes and feelers. Up close, you should be able to recognize that barnacles have the same bony plates that you find on crabs and lobster.
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Some products need a little something extra to basically hold it together. Certain ice creams, lip sticks and even beer use a derivative of red seaweed, called carrageenan, to emulsify the products.
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Sea glass can be thought of as a well traveled piece of history. The hard substances
that you find have spent a considerable amount of time floating in the ocean. It has been tumbling along the sand and water for so long that that the glass, slate or what have you, has been polished by the sand grains.
Usually the brightly colored pieces are collected quickly by beachcombers. If you spend time investigating the wrack line you will surely discover some more subtle pieces – if you are lucky you will find some with faded descriptions of their original containers.
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