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Cables Across the Ocean
Age 10 · Geography
The Internet is a worldwide network, and much of it travels through thick cables lying on the sea floor. These cables join continents so people far apart can talk, play and share.
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In the picture
- Coastal station: where the sea cable meets the land network
- Undersea cable: a thick line on the seabed linking continents
- Cable ship: lays the cable down across the ocean floor
- Home or town: a place connected to the Internet through the station
Examples
- A video call between a child in Europe and a grandparent in Asia travels through undersea cables.
- Watching a film from another continent sends its data across the ocean floor.
Key takeaways
- The Internet is a network that covers the whole world.
- Most data between continents travels in cables under the sea.
Quiz: Cables Across the Ocean (Age 10)
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What is the Internet?
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How does most Internet data get from one continent to another?
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What does a cable ship do?
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