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Protecting Our Oceans by Jeanette Leardi . Introduction. Oil pours out and forms a thick blanket on the water. The spill has polluted clean water and cause huge changes. About two thirds of earth is covered by ocean water. Debris.
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Introduction • Oil pours out and forms a thick blanket on the water. • The spill has polluted clean water and cause huge changes. • About two thirds of earth is covered by ocean water.
Debris • Carelessly tossed litter and trash end up in the ocean sooner or later. • Debris is pollution that’s easy to see. • Different kind’s of debris take different amount’s or time to break down
Toxic Waste • Toxic waste examples can be chemicals, fertilizer • Once toxic waste gets into the ground rain washes it deep into the earths ground. • Toxic can kill off fish, wildlife and plants
Sewage • Sewage is anything we flush down our toilet or down drains and sewers. • The travel to a treatment center and take out bacteria • The bacteria can harm and even kill living things.
Oil spills and leaks • Large oil spills greatly harm both the water and the coastline. • Spills happen when companies drill for oil off shore. • Spills can also happen when tankers hit something or run aground in shallow waters.
Acid Rain • Cause: When cars, trucks, power plant, and -factories burn fuel. • Effect: The gases combine with air and form strong acid.
Chapter 2: How does pollution affect marine life? • All living things in the ocean are connected In a cycle of life and death. • Plants and animals that live in or by the oceans is an important member od the ecosystem • If pollution harms any plants or animals species affect others in the ecosystem
Pollution and fish • An oil spill can keep fish from breathing and poison the plants food. • Fish also be harmed by debris. • Alage would grow to fast arid use all the oxegen the fish need to breathe
Pollution and Sea birds • oil spills harm sea birds. • It coats there feathers with oil then they cant fly. • Birds can die from eating the trash on the beach
Pollution and ocean animals • Current carry toxic waste far and wide. • Whales and dolphins can die from pollution. • The pollution in water can effect a lot of things.
How deep is really deep? • Part of the ocean floors are more than 8 miles deep. • We could not explore the ocean about 56 years ago. • Cause Scientists use submersible. • Effect we can see what happens in the ocean.
Chapter 3 : What’s being done to stop ocean pollution ? • People gather all over there states, river ,lakes and beaches to pick up trash. • Countries have set international safety rules. • The united nations created a special program that supports countries as they make their water quality better.
Conclusion • Ocean life is linked to through ecosysteams, food chain and ocean currents. • Oil spills can cause illness and death to ocean life • Nations can help protect all the oceans.
Chapter 1.1 • How does pollution happen. • Earth
Chapter 1.2 • What is debris
Chapter 1.3 • What is toxic waste?
Chapter 1.4 • How does acid rain happen.
Chapter 2.1 • How does pollution effect marine life
Chapter 2.2 • What happens to sea bird because of pollution?
Chapter 2.3 • What happens to ocean animals because of pollution
Chapter 2.4 • How deep is really deep?
Chapter 3.1 • What’s being done to stop pollution?
Conclusion • Ocean linked through ecosystems food chains and the movement of earths current. • Debris, toxic waste , sewage, and oil spills can harm everyone. • Nations can help protect the ocean if we all lend a hand.
