Newsela: Coral Bleaching and Conservation Efforts

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Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?

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Australia

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What does it mean when a coral has been "bleached" white?

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it has been stressed by heat

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How long is the Great Barrier Reef?

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1,400 miles

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What percent of the Australian reefs escaped bleaching altogether in 2016?

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9%

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As temperatures heat up in the next 10 to 20 years, what do experts predict will happen?

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a fourth bleaching event will occur

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True or False: Current efforts to protect local reefs focusing on better water quality and fish farm management has been extremely successful.

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False

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Which of the following is NOT a way that researchers continue to survey coral?
from the sky,
from underwater,
using speedboats

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using speedboats

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How have experts been able to predict where the worst bleaching will occur?

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finding locations of the warmest water

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Hughes and Lough agree that ________ is the number-one threat to the Great Barrier Reef.

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climate change

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What is an atlas?

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a collection of maps