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NIWA - National Institute of cold water and Atmospheric research  

Artificially -  Faking it

Atmospheric - Relating to the atmosphere of the earth

High-resolution - Large amount of detail

Examined by scientists - Scientist look at something and start to study it

Submersible - Like a submarine but smaller

Enabled - You have power over that thing

Seabed -  The bottom of the ocean

• How do the scientists study the reef? They have to go to the water
• and get the corals by using a fishermen net or submersible then have a look at it then study it.
•  What are they trying to show or figure out? They are trying to figure out if
• the corals would die or live when they put it in acid.
• Why are the NZ scientists testing in an "artificially acidified sea water" - what
• does this mean? They were trying to figure out what would happen to the corals,
• and what will show how different species cope with changing conditions.

• Why does Australia have tropical coral and NZ have cold-water coral? Australia has
• tropical water because they are closer to the equator and NZ is further away from the equator.
• Where does NZ cold-water coral grow? It is found in the seabed in the deep ocean.
• How far down? It is around 1 kilometre deep.
• Why can't NZ have tropical coral? Because the water is not warm enough.
• How do scientists get the cold water coral so they can study it? They go to the
• bottom of the ocean by using the submersible

• Make a DLO showing 'before and after' type photos of coral reefs. Make a screencast
• and explain how coral reefs are damaged using your own words.