I love the ocean I have always found it mysterious and peaceful
yea the ocean is a body of saline water that composes much of the planet's hydrosphere
I wonder how much of the planet is covered with ocean?
saline water covers approximately 71% of the Earth's surface and 90% of the earth's bioshpere.
I had no idea it was that much, you know a lot about this I can tell
Ocean
An ocean () is a body of water that composes much of a planet's hydrosphere. On Earth, an ocean is one of the major conventional divisions of the World Ocean. These are, in descending order by area, the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern (Antarctic), and Arctic Oceans. The word "ocean" is often used interchangeably with "sea" in American English. Strictly speaking, a "sea" is a body of water (generally a division of the world ocean)
glaciers, and polar ice caps 2.4%, and other land surface water such as rivers, lakes, and ponds 0.6%. Additionally, a minute amount of the Earth's water is contained within biological bodies and manufactured products.
Water on Earth Oceans.
An ocean is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface (an area of some 361 million square kilometers) is covered by ocean, a continuous body of water that is customarily divided