Explore how oceanography affects and is affected by biological, chemical, and geological processes. Students begin their study with physical oceanography including planet rotation and revolution, plate tectonics, bathymetry and an investigation into the waves, tides, currents, and the large-scale ocean circulation and weather patterns. Then, transition to the study of marine biology which includes understanding the communities of estuaries, beaches, coral reefs, intertidal zones, kelp forests, and more. Students also study the world of fish with a focus on chondrichthyes (such as sharks, skates and rays).