Chapter 6

Coral reefs grow ___________

• Slowly

• Quickly

Due to the facts that reefs grow slowly, they are susceptible to excess _____________________________.

• Cooler water temperatures

• Manatee deaths

• Soil Runoff

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True or False: Rising water temperatures are problematic for slow growing coral reefs.

• True

• False

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Acidification is a process that increases the available nutrients in coral reef systems.

• True

• False

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Which factors influence climate?

• Earth's rotation

• Solar energy

• Global patterns of air and water movement

• All of the above

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Changes in temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind speed, cloud cover over a period of days or hours all refers to what?

• Climate

• Weather

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Pattern of atmospheric conditions over many years (at least three decades to thousands of years) refers to what?

• Climate

• Weather

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True or False: Wind and ocean currents evenly distribute heat and precipitation across Earth.

• True

• False

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Which factors affect water circulation?

• Uneven solar heating of Earth's surface

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• Properties of air, water, and land

• All of the above

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What is the deflection of a mass as it moves over a spinning surface?

• The corona effect

• The corola effect

• The coriolis effect

• The chlorox effect

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