8.3 Coral reefs

Question 1

Fringing reef

Answer 1

A coral platform attached to and close to the land. It may have a narrow and shallow lagoon between the reef and the mainland.

Question 2

Barrier reef

Answer 2

A coral separated from the mainland by a wide and deep lagoon.

Question 3

Atoll reef

Answer 3

A circular or oval coral reef around a shallow lagoon.