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

• 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.