Coral Reefs Audio & Video

Last week, you learned a little about the coral reefs. Which best describes what coral reefs are similar to?

• Underwater lakes

• Underwater forests

• Underwater animals

• Underwater mountains

If the coral reefs are like a forest, what do you think would happen if all coral died?

(Think about what would happen if a forest died)

True or False:

Coral is alive.

• True

• False

Although people think coral are rocks, they are actually related to (a)   .

• Seaweed

• Goldfish

• Turtles

• Jellyfish

It only takes a water temperature spike of 1°C (1.8°F) above average to upset corals and make them turn white.

What phrase below best represents what the author is suggesting by the sentence above?

• It takes a surprisingly low temperature increase to hurt coral.

• It takes a lot of increase in heat to hurt coral.

• Coral turning white is a natural part of global warming.

• Coral turning white only happens when the temperature decreases.

How has global warming impacted the Great Barrier Reef?

• It's made the Great Barrier Reef stronger.

• It's killed half of the coral in the reef.

• It's turned all of the coral white.

• It's made the Great Barrier Reef a popular tourist location.

If the coral reefs died off, only ​ (a)   would survive comfortably.

• jellyfish
• turtles
• crabs
• fish
• dolphins

Which impacts would happen on land as a result of coral reefs dying?

(Check all that apply)

• Less jobs

• Less Tourism

• Less protection from floods

• Less food

Consider what you've learned in the video:

Summarize what you've learned in 4-5 STRONG sentences.