{"id":12062,"date":"2024-06-13T14:02:11","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T13:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/education\/how-much-do-you-know-about-our-oceans\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T11:35:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T10:35:24","slug":"how-much-do-you-know-about-our-oceans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/blog\/how-much-do-you-know-about-our-oceans\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Do You Know About Our Oceans?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ocean is incredibly vast, home to a multitude of life forms from huge mammals to the smallest plankton. What\u2019s more, it\u2019s a vital ecosystem for the health of our planet, providing around 50% of our oxygen and absorbing around 98% of heat from the sun\u2019s rays.<\/p>\n<p>The ocean also serves to protect us from climate change by holding 60 times more carbon than the atmosphere due to its vast scale!<\/p>\n<p>So, with so much to explore about our oceans, how much do you really know? In our latest venture to help you understand more about the world you live in, it\u2019s time to put your knowledge to the test!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do you know about our oceans?<\/h2>\n<p>Whether you think you\u2019re an ocean expert, or you\u2019re just starting out on your learning journey to appreciate more of the world\u2019s waters, we can bet our quiz will help you to discover a new fact or two. So, no matter your score at the end of it, give it a go and see what you learn.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-involve-me wp-block-embed-involve-me\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Blue Planet Aquarium: Which Sea Creature Are You?\" src=\"https:\/\/banc.involve.me\/blue-planet-aquarium-ocean-quiz?embed=1&#038;oembed=1&#038;noresize=1#?secret=TsHqYjioT7\" data-secret=\"TsHqYjioT7\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" scrolling=\"yes\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn something new about the world\u2019s oceans<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019ve already done the quiz above, we\u2019re going to dive into even more detail about some of the things you might have learned. If you haven\u2019t done the quiz yet, scroll back up so you don\u2019t accidentally cheat!<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The size of the ocean<\/h3>\n<p>The ocean is essentially one huge body of water, broken up in to five ocean basins. With that in mind, it\u2019s safe to say it\u2019s pretty big! It covers around 71% of the Earth\u2019s surface, to be precise, and holds around 1.3 billion km<sup>3<\/sup> of water.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more, the ocean holds 97% of all water on Earth, and takes up 99% of the planet\u2019s biosphere. This means the world we know on land, represents only 1% of the world\u2019s biosphere. In simple terms, the biosphere is the part of Earth where all life exists, including land, water, and air. It&#8217;s like a giant, interconnected system where plants, animals, and humans live and interact, allowing our planet to thrive.<\/p>\n<p>The deepest part of the ocean is known as the Mariana Trench, located in the Pacific Ocean. It\u2019s the deepest oceanic trench, measuring around 10,916m deep. Only a few people in history have ever made it there. It took Jacques Piccard and Navy Lt. Don Walsh 5 hours to get down there in a U.S Navy submersible, and could only spend 20 minutes down there before returning.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The biggest ocean<\/h3>\n<p>The five ocean basins are the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and Southern Oceans. The largest basin by far is the Pacific Ocean, reaching the Western coasts of America across to Asia and even as north as Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The Pacific Ocean is twice the space and volume of the next biggest ocean basin, the Atlantic. It\u2019s no surprise that it\u2019s the Pacific Ocean that\u2019s home to the biggest number of islands too \u2013 around 25,000 to be more exact. This includes what we know as Polynesia, as well as Micronesia and Melanesia.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1069671672-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1069671672-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1069671672-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1069671672-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1069671672-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iStock-1069671672-2048x1365-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exploring the ocean<\/h3>\n<p>We\u2019ve always been fascinated by the ocean, with its vast size and deep waters, but the truth is that most of the ocean is completely unexplored. While explorers have been attempting to uncover more of the open waters for centuries, oceanography is one of the newer fields of science. Only 5% of our oceans have been discovered, which is an incredibly small amount when you think of the sheer size of it.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, the technology to enable ocean exploration is quite new, and most of the conditions under the water make it very difficult. It\u2019s actually easier to send someone to space, than it is to the bottom of the ocean!<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The salty sea<\/h3>\n<p>Ocean and sea water is salty, with some areas containing more salt than others. The Dead Sea is often known as the saltiest sea, due to evaporation. The high salt content also increases the water\u2019s density, which is why you can float in it more easily. At 35 ppt, salt water has a specific gravity of 1.026. A marine aquarium should have an appropriate range of 1.020 to 1.026. A brackish aquarium should have a range&nbsp;between 1.005 and 1.015.<\/p>\n<p>The salinity of the ocean is mostly caused by the rain, washing mineral salts and their ions from the land.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mountains in the ocean<\/h3>\n<p>On land, we have a number of great mountain ranges from the Himalayas to the Andes. However, the biggest mountain range in the world actually lives underwater! The Mid-Ocean Range is around 40,000 miles in length, running down the centre of the Atlantic Ocean. What\u2019s more, it\u2019s getting bigger too, thanks to seafloor spreading. This is a geologic process where the tectonic plates split apart. The Mid-Ocean, or Mid Atlantic, Ridge is spreading slowly around 2-5cm every year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, when it comes to the ocean, there really is an incredible amount to learn and understand. Here at Blue Planet Aquarium we\u2019re home to a number of exhibits that can continue to teach you something new about our world\u2019s waters and the creatures that call them home. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/neuronicdev.es\/bpa\/bookings\/ticket-landing\/\"><strong>Book your tickets<\/strong><\/a><strong> today and visit our incredible aquarium!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ocean is incredibly vast, home to a multitude of life forms from huge mammals to the smallest plankton. What\u2019s more, it\u2019s a vital ecosystem for the health of our planet, providing around 50% of our oxygen and absorbing around 98% of heat from the sun\u2019s rays. The ocean also serves to protect us from &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueplanetaquarium.com\/education\/how-much-do-you-know-about-our-oceans\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":353,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Much Do You Know About Our Oceans? - Blue Planet Aquarium<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How much do you really know about our oceans? 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