Reef Types Quiz

Oceanography is a branch of science that studies the ocean.

• true
• false

Coral reef geomorphology includes the study of bathymetry, sea level rise, and reef distribution.

• true
• false

Coral reefs cannot grow on the continental shelf, but they can grow around volcanoes, guyots, seamounts, and plateaus.

• true
• false

Bathymetry is the study of the physical features and shape of the Earth, while the study of these physical features underwater is topography.

• true
• false