This fascinating question and answer book compiles over 1,000 interesting facts about the world's bodies of salt water in a simple, understandable format. The book includes questions about life's origins, earthquakes and volcanoes, water temperature, fossils, tides and currents, reefs, plate tectonics, marine life and plankton, whales and dugongs, fish and other marine creatures, wetlands, ocean vents, ships and navigation, pollution and climate change, and the many available resources. This is a cloth edition reprint of a 2000 book; distribution to schools and libraries is by Omnigraphics. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR