Oceans and
Math
Dani Prevost & Emily Chase
Oceans and
Percentages
The Pacific Ocean covers 30% of the Earth’s
surface
The Atlantic Ocean covers 21% of the Earth’s
surface
The Indian Ocean covers 14% of the Earth’s
surface
About 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by
Ocean
Statistics and Probability
Oceans and Percentages
• The ocean contains
97% of the Earth’s
water
• Only 5% of the ocean
has been explored
• 90% of all volcanic
activity occurs in the
Ocean
Statistics and Probability
Oceans and Measurement
• The deepest point
measures 11 kilometers in
the Mariana Trench
• The Great Barrier Reef
measures 2,600 kilometers
and can be seen from
the moon
• The world’s oceans
contain enough water to
fill a cube with edges
over 1000 kilometers (621
miles) in length
• The average depth of the
Atlantic Ocean is 3,332
meters
Measurement and Data
Oceans and Measurement
• The average
temperature of the
ocean is 2 degrees
Celsius—39 degrees
Fahrenheit.
• The Arctic produces
10,000-50,000 icebergs
annually
• The largest wave ever
surfed was 80 feet
• The largest sand castle
ever built was 41 feet
Measurement and Data
Oceans and Counting
• The Ocean is made up
of more than 20 seas
and 4 oceans
• There are 440 species
of Sharks in the world
• There are 78 species of
Whales
• There is 120 million tons
of salt in the ocean
Counting and Cardinality
Sea Turtles and Math
• 6/7 species of sea
turtles are threatened
or endangered
• Sea turtles can weigh
ranging from 80 pounds
to 1,000
• Sea turtle eggs take
about 60 days to hatch
• Sea turtles lay between
70-190 eggs depending
on the species
Fractions & Counting and
Cardinality
Math and Fish
• There are over 30,000
known species of fish
• Tuna can swim at
speeds up to 43 mph
• 40% of all fish species
inhabit fresh water
Counting and Cardinality
Math and Seashells
• A nautilus sea shell
forms a logarithmic
spiral
• The shape of a sand
dollar is a circle
• There are seashells that
are cone shaped
Geometry
Math and Lobster
• 10/10,000 lobster eggs
will survive until
adulthood
• Lobsters can survive in
the wild up to 100 years
• Vary in size from .8 to
3.25 feet in length
• Lobsters have 10 legs
• 49 species of lobster
Measurement and Data,
Counting and Cardinality,
Fractions
Math and Tides
• Most places in the
ocean experience 2
high tides and 2 low
tides each day
• Tides are separated by
about 12 hours
• Neap tides occur when
the moons rotation is at
a right angle to the
earth’s sun
Counting and Cardinality and
Measurement
Math and Reefs
• About 1/3 of all marine
fish species live on
coral reefs
• Reefs are usually found
in shallow areas at a
depth of less than 150
feet.
• All coral reefs add up
to only 1% of the entire
ocean floor
Fractions, Counting and
Percentages
Math and Squids
• Some of the largest
squid can weigh more
than 1,000 pounds.
• Giant squid has 1 large
head, 8 arms and 2
tentacles used for
grabbing of the prey.
• Giant squids live at a
depth of 3,000 to 6,000
feet
Counting and Cardinality
Work Cited
• All images and information obtained through the Google
search engine: www.google.com