Table of Contents:

• 1. An Ocean World.

• 2. Plate Tectonics.

• 3. The Ocean Floor.

• 4. Water and Ocean Structure.

• 5. Atmospheric Circulation.

• 6. Ocean Circulation.

• 7. Waves and Tides.

• 8. Coasts.

• 9. Life in the Ocean.

• 10. Marine Communities.

• 11. Uses and Abuses of the Ocean.

• Appendix I Measurements and Conversions.

• Appendix II Geological Time.

• Appendix III Absolute and Relative Dating.

• Appendix IV Maps and Charts.

• Appendix V Latitude and Longitude, Time, and Navigation.

• Appendix VI The Law of the Sea Governs Marine Resource Allocation.

• Appendix VII Working in Marine Science.

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