Atolls and the Pacific Ocean

What is the kupu Māori for an island?

• Motutere

• Maunga

• Awa

• Mata

Which of these are ISLANDS (not countries) in the Pacific? Choose all the correct ones.

• Te Ika a Maui

• Tahiti

• Tuvalu

• Viti Levu

• Maui

Most islands in the Pacific are originally made by volcanic forces

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What are the main forces that shape landforms? Click all three correct ones

• Weathering

• Sinkholing

• Erosion

• Teleportation

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

An atoll is a common island type in the Pacific

• True

• False

Atolls start with a volcanic seamount or underwater volcano

• True

• False

The coral reef part of an atoll forms spontaneously in open ocean

• True

• False

As the volcano sinks, it forms a lagoon

• True

• False

The islands of an atoll form on top of the coral reef by the process of erosion

• True

• False

Atolls tend to be very low, less than 5m above sea level

• True

• False