Computers | Reef Rescue #1 | Reef Rescue #2 | Miscellaneous #1 |
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digital skins
What are special sensors known as?
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fishing nets, ships, natural disasters, pollution
What damages coral reefs around the world?
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They leave behind hard shells
What happens when polyps die?
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For jobs, food and medicine to treat diseases
Why do people depend on coral reefs?
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changes in the ocean
What do digital skins/ sensors monitor?
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Like a plant
How do coral reefs look?
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Ployps
What is another name for tiny sea animals?
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The Great Barrier Reef
What is the largest coral reef in the world?
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up to the minute
How often do sensors send information about changes in the ocean to computers?
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break off sections of them
What do fishing nets and ships do to the coral reefs?
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On top of the shells
Where do polyps grow?
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Australia
Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?
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After they had occurred
In the past, when were scientists able to monitor changes?
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warmer sea temperatures
What causes coral reefs to die?
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Coral reefs
Over many years, what do polyps form?
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Indian Ocean and Coral Sea
What bodies of water surround Australia?
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How to better care for coral reefs
What do scientists hope to learn from the new information?
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tiny sea animals called polyps
What is coral made up of?
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They supply food and shelter to thousands of different types of ocean creatures living in or around the reefs
Why are coral reefs important to ocean life?
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1,250 miles
How long does the Great Barrier Reef stretch along the northeast coast of Australia?
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