Ocean Floor Dem

O give students an unlabeled ocean floor diagram and have them label all characteristic areas.

Ocean floor dem. Extensions and connections for all students have students make an ocean floor model in a waterproof container such as a large. Ncei builds and distributes high resolution coastal digital elevation models dems that integrate ocean bathymetry and land topography supporting noaa s mission to understand and predict changes in earth s environment and conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet our nation s economic social and environmental needs. A previous version of this article stated that the globe was made using google earth. Back in 1977 a very interesting discovery was made on the deep ocean floor where no light penetrates.

Data collected by satellites and remote sensing instruments were used to created a model at least twice as. Open with toggle dropdown. O have students complete a partially completed chart that lists the key characteristics of the ocean floor. Researchers today published the most detailed map of the ocean floor ever produced.

While most life on this planet requires sunlight to live there is an. The video below explains the gravitational mapping technique in more detail and shows a tour of the ocean floor.