The ocean (also the sea or the world ocean) is the body of salt water which covers approximately 71\% of the surface of the Earth and contains 97\% of Earth's water. It is also "any of the large bodies of water into which the great ocean is divided"."Ocean." Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, URL Accessed March 14, 2021. A common definition lists five oceans, in descending order by area, the Pacific , Atlantic, Indian, Southern (Antarctic), and Arctic Oceans . Seawater covers approximately of the Earth. As the world's ocean is the principal component of Earth's hydrosphere, it is integral to life on Earth, forms part of the carbon cycle and water cycle, and - as a huge heat reservoir - influences climate and weather patterns.
The ocean (also the sea or the world ocean) is the body of salt water which covers approximately 71\% of the surface of the Earth and contains 97\% of Earth's water. Another definition is "any of the large bodies of water into which the great ocean is divided"."Ocean." Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, URL Accessed March 14, 2021. The ocean is divided into five oceans: Pacific (the largest) , Atlantic, Indian, Southern (Antarctic), and Arctic (the smallest) . Seawater covers approximately of the Earth. As the world's ocean is the principal component of Earth's hydrosphere, it is integral to life on Earth, forms part of the carbon cycle and water cycle, and - as a huge heat reservoir - influences climate and weather patterns.
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The ocean is divided into five oceans: Pacific (the largest)
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