Fast & Curious Coral Reef 1

Fringing Reef

• Forms directly from the shoreline

• Reef that is seperated from a landmass by a lagoon

• Reef with a lagoon in the center

Barrier Reef

• Forms directly from the shoreline

• Reef that is seperated from a landmass by a lagoon

• Reef with a lagoon in the center

Atoll

• Forms directly from the shoreline

• Reef that is seperated from a landmass by a lagoon

• Reef with a lagoon in the center

What type of reef is show?

• Fringing

• Barrier

• Atoll

What type of reef is show?

• Fringing

• Barrier

• Atoll

What type of reef is show?

• Fringing

• Barrier

• Atoll

This part of a reef is the most protected from high wave action.

• Reef Front

• Reef Crest

• Reef Flat

• Back Reef

This part of a reef experiences the most wave action.

• Reef Front

• Reef Crest

• Reef Flat

• Back Reef

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

This part of the reef has the lowest diversity.

• Reef Front

• Reef Crest

• Reef Flat

• Back Reef

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

This part of the reef has the highest diversity.

• Reef Front

• Reef Crest

• Reef Flat

• Back Reef

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5