Ocean Foam

Sea foam

Sea foam, ocean foam, beach foam, or spume is a type of foam created by the agitation of seawater, particularly when it contains higher concentrations of dissolved organic matter derived from sources such as the offshore breakdown of algal blooms. These compounds can act as surfactants or foaming agents. As the seawater is churned by breaking waves in the surf zone adjacent to the shore, the surfactants under these turbulent conditions trap air, forming persistent bubbles that stick to each other through surface tension.

Ocean

The ocean is the body of salt water that covers approximately 70.8% of Earth. The ocean is conventionally divided into large bodies of water, which are also referred to as oceans, and are themselves mostly divided into seas, gulfs, and subsequent bodies of water. The ocean contains 97% of Earth's water and is the primary component of Earth's hydrosphere, acting as a huge reservoir of heat for Earth's energy budget, as well as for its carbon cycle and water cycle, forming the basis for climate and weather patterns worldwide. The ocean is essential to life on Earth, harboring most of Earth's animals and protist life. It originated photosynthesis and therefore Earth's atmospheric oxygen, and still supplies half of it.

Foam

Foam is a two-phase material system and a type of dispersed media, consisting of gas cells dispersed in a continuous liquid or solid phase to form a cellular structure. In most foams, the gas occupies most of the volume and is divided into bubbles separated by thin films of liquid or solid material.

ocean

Noun

1. One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.
2. The continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface.

foam

Noun

1. A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially.
2. A collection of small bubbles created when the surface of a body of water is moved by tides, wind, etc.

Verb

1. To form or emit foam.
2. To spew saliva as foam; to foam at the mouth.