https://padlet.com/betha184/1klye6dcylb5 oil spills en-us 2017-03-29 14:58:21 UTC 2025-12-24 01:10:09 UTC hello@padlet.com betha184 https://padlet.com/betha184/1klye6dcylb5/wish/163448743 In case of an oil spill, boats that carry oil could have clean up methods, such as Corexit, ready on board in case of accident. Corexit is a dispersal that breaks up the oil and causes it to sink, preventing further spreading.

]]> 2017-03-29 15:03:07 UTC https://padlet.com/betha184/1klye6dcylb5/wish/163448743 betha184 https://padlet.com/betha184/1klye6dcylb5/wish/163449782 By Bethany, Karyss, and Samara]]> 2017-03-29 15:06:24 UTC https://padlet.com/betha184/1klye6dcylb5/wish/163449782 betha184 https://padlet.com/betha184/1klye6dcylb5/wish/163449974 Ocean currents cause oil spills to spread farther which effects our drinking water and the wildlife.]]> 2017-03-29 15:07:05 UTC https://padlet.com/betha184/1klye6dcylb5/wish/163449974 betha184 https://padlet.com/betha184/1klye6dcylb5/wish/163693646 Rapid deep sea currents cause the oil that sinks to spread further and kill sea life and damage ecosystems. The Gulf stream stretches very far, starting from the gulf of mexico and goes to the tip of Florida.]]> 2017-03-30 13:21:22 UTC https://padlet.com/betha184/1klye6dcylb5/wish/163693646 betha184 https://padlet.com/betha184/1klye6dcylb5/wish/163697348 the deep water horizon oil spills at the base of the continental shelf in the northern gulf of Mexico. Large amounts of oil were transported from there to the coastal areas. ]]> 2017-03-30 13:30:32 UTC https://padlet.com/betha184/1klye6dcylb5/wish/163697348 betha184 https://padlet.com/betha184/1klye6dcylb5/wish/163698081 Active margins will spread the oil. Passive margins don't push the oil. When the oil gets caught on plankton, it sinks and goes into the sediment and causes it to be trapped in the ground.]]> 2017-03-30 13:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/betha184/1klye6dcylb5/wish/163698081 betha184 https://padlet.com/betha184/1klye6dcylb5/wish/163698975 Hills would cause the oil to spill downwards. Abyssal plains are not affected because oil floats.
Marine snow is also effected and is caused by organic material falling to the bottom and spreading out. The oil can be carried with the marine snow and infiltrate the sediments.]]> 2017-03-30 13:34:24 UTC https://padlet.com/betha184/1klye6dcylb5/wish/163698975 betha184 https://padlet.com/betha184/1klye6dcylb5/wish/163699394 Guyots and seamounts cause the oil to catch on fire.]]> 2017-03-30 13:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/betha184/1klye6dcylb5/wish/163699394 betha184 https://padlet.com/betha184/1klye6dcylb5/wish/163700088 We developed the skill of planning a project in multiple parts and editing it. ]]> 2017-03-30 13:37:22 UTC https://padlet.com/betha184/1klye6dcylb5/wish/163700088 betha184 https://padlet.com/betha184/1klye6dcylb5/wish/163704813 The major ocean current that originates in the golf of mexico is the Gulf Stream which can spread all across the Atlantic. ]]> 2017-03-30 13:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/betha184/1klye6dcylb5/wish/163704813 betha184 https://padlet.com/betha184/1klye6dcylb5/wish/163709485 Oil spills can negatively impact fisheries and tourists. It causes fish and other edible sealife like oysters, crabs, and lobsters to be poisoned and die. Fisheries all around the gulf are not able to sell fish like that and lose revenue. Tourists are not able to go to beaches without being covered in oil

]]> 2017-03-30 14:02:40 UTC https://padlet.com/betha184/1klye6dcylb5/wish/163709485 betha184 https://padlet.com/betha184/1klye6dcylb5/wish/163718240 The oceans support all kinds of marine life such as fish, algae, coral reefs, dolphins the list goes on; without clean water to live in, almost all these life forms would die. When the oil spill happened we were forced to lower our amount of food sources and if we hadn't, we would have become ill from eating fish from around areas with contaminated water. That's why the deepwater horizon accident was so harmful to the ocean and its ecosystems. It killed fish and plant life and covered marine animals in oil and sludge that was hard to get off. The plankton that are caught in the oil die off which is not good because they are the beginning of the food chain. If they all are poisoned by the oil and sink to the bottom they could poison other species who are lucky enough to catch some.]]> 2017-03-30 14:24:49 UTC https://padlet.com/betha184/1klye6dcylb5/wish/163718240