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The ocean is important because it is home to many animals. It holds up to 97% of our plants water. The sun’s heat causes water to evaporate, adding moisture to the air. The oceans provide most of this evaporated water.

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Phytoplankton in the ocean are important because they produce a significant amount of the Earth's oxygen. They are similar to terrestrial plants in how they photosynthesize.

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The Great Barrier Reef, located in the ocean, is the largest living structure on Earth and can be seen from space.

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Oceans absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, helping to regulate the global climate. This process, however, can lead to ocean acidification.

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They are eaten by primary consumers like zooplankton, small fish, and crustaceans. 

Primary consumers are turned by fish, small sharks, corals, and baleen whales.

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Who is protecting this body of water?

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), particularly through its Regional seas Programme, acts to protect to oceans and seas and promote the sustainable use of marine resources.

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NRDC ranked North Carolina 5th in Beachwater Quality (out of 30 states). 4% of samples exceeded EPA’s new BAV standards for designated beach areas in 2013.

Most of north caroline’s 240 public coastal beaches, which stretch along 320 miles of Atlantic waters, are located on barrier islands.

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The ocean covers 70 percent of Earth's surface. It contains about 1.35 billion cubic kilometers (324 million cubic miles) of water, which is about 97 percent of all the water on Earth. The ocean makes all life on Earth possible, and makes the planet appear blue when viewed from space. Earth is the only planet in our solar system that is definitely known to contain liquid water.

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the ocean is one continuous body of water, oceanographers have divided it into five principal areas: the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern Oceans. The Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans merge into icy waters around Antarctica.

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The ocean plays a vital role in climate and weather. The sun’s heat causes water to evaporate, adding moisture to the air. The oceans provide most of this evaporated water. The water vapor condenses to form clouds, which release their moisture as rain or other kinds of precipitation. All life on Earth depends on this process, called the water cycle.

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