How does a fringing reef around an oceanic island become an atoll?


As a volcanic island subsides, the fringing reef grows upward, keeping pace with the seafloor subsidence, becoming a barrier reef when a lagoon develops and finally an atoll when the only solid material is the outer ring of coral.

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A. pumice B. granite C. andesite D. gabbro E. diorite

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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