Earth Science: Coral Reef
Test Quiz
1. How are coral reefs made?
a. From hardened lava from volcanoes
b. From rocks that are forced up from the ocean floor
c. From hardened sea salt
d. From small living organisms call polyps
e. From dead algae
2. What do polyps eat?
a. Plankton
b. Fish
c. Crustaceans
d. Seaweed
e. They get their energy from photosynthesis
3. Where would you not expect to find a coral reef?
a. Near an island
b. Near the equator
c. At the north pole
d. Near the coast
e. All of the above
4. The Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of what country?
a. Mexico
b. Australia
c. Cuba
d. Japan
e. India
5. Which type of coral reef forms a ring around a lagoon of water?
a. Fringe reef
b. Barrier reef
c. Atoll
d.
e.
6. Which type of coral reef forms close to the shore line?
a. Fringe reef
b. Barrier reef
c. Atoll
d.
e.
7. Which type of coral reef can form far away from the shore line?
a. Fringe reef
b. Barrier reef
c. Atoll
d.
e.
8. Which zone of a coral reef is where the reef is at its highest point and the waves break?
a. Shore zone
b. Inner reef zone
c. Fore zone
d. Outer reef zone
e. Crest reef zone
9. True or False: Coral reefs often help protect the shore line from erosion.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
10. How do humans damage coral reefs?
a. Pollution
b. Overfishing
c. Bumping into them with boats
d. Touching them
e. All of the above
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