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An ocean is just a vast expanse or quantity of water. As a result of this explanation it seems that there is no difference between an ocean and a sea.The word Ocean derives from the Latin 'oceanus' and the Greek 'okeanus' which was thought to be a great river or sea surrounding the disk of the Earth. Oceanus was the son of Uranus and Gaia. This comes from early times when only the large land masses of Europe and Africa were known and the Ocean was an endless river that flowed around them. In later times the name was 'ocean sea' and later still when exploration discovered even larger bodies of water did the term 'ocean sea' divide into 'sea' for smaller bodies of water and 'ocean' for the largest There are now five Oceans, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic
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What are pollocks?
Pollock is the common name given to two spieces of fish found in the Atlantic Ocean, they are Pollachius pollachiusand Pollachius virens.
What are the three main vertical divisions of the ocean based on the depth and distance from the shore?
The Intertidal zone, Coastal Ocean, and the Open Ocean
Why is the ocean a common noun?
The noun 'ocean' is a common noun because it is a word for any ocean anywhere.A proper noun is the name of a specific ocean, such as the Pacific Ocean or the Indian Ocean.
What type of zone is found in the open ocean?
The open water zone reaches down to where sunlight can still penetrate. Organisms that live here include tadpoles, fish, and non deep-rooted plants. Phytoplankton is the most abundant organism here.
What is another name given to a biochemist?
biochemist
What is the name given to a scientist who studies the ocean?
oceanographer
What is the name given to masses of ice found floating in the the Antarctic Ocean?
Icebergs float in the Southern Ocean, and in the Arctic ocean.
What is the name for a great wave on the open ocean?
Tidal or rogue wave.
What is a scientific name for open ocean fish?
A common scientific name for open ocean fish is pelagic fish. These are species that inhabit the midwater or surface of the ocean, away from the seafloor or coastal areas. Examples include tuna, mackerel, and swordfish.
What is typhoon another word for?
Hurricane and Cyclone. Typhoon is the name given in the western part of the North Pacific Ocean, Cyclone is the name given in in the southwestern Pacific Ocean or Indian Ocean and Hurricane is the name given in the equatorial regions of the Atlantic Ocean or Caribbean Sea or eastern regions of the Pacific Ocean - to the same weather event.
What is the name given to thousands of islands that stretch across the pacific ocean?
archipelago
The name given to someone who studies oceans?
oceanograper. (ocean- ag- repher)
What name is given to a tidal surge cause by under ocean earthquakes?
Tsunami
What name is given to the voyage of slaves across the Atlantic Ocean?
The Middle Passage
What is the Name of movie where couple is stranded in the ocean?
The movie is called Open Water.
The unfenced grazing land of the west was given this name?
the unfenced grazing land of the west was given the name called the open range.
What name is given to the area when most of the worlds active valcones exsit?
That area is given the name, The Ring of Fire, and it basicly the land surrounds the Pacific Ocean.
