Where Is the Great Barrier Reef Located

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Multiple Choice

Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?

• A) off the west coast of Australia
• B) along Australia's southern coast
• C) along Australia's east coast
• D) off the northeastern coast of Australia
• E) off the southwestern coast of Australia

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Definitions:

Magma Chambers

Underground pools of molten rock located beneath the Earth's surface, which can feed volcanoes during eruptions.

Tectonic Settings

The environmental and geological conditions that relate to the movement and interaction of Earth's tectonic plates.

Continental Lithosphere

The solid outer layer of the earth that includes the crust and the uppermost mantle, specific to continents and characterized by its thickness and composition which differ from the oceanic lithosphere.

Magmatism

The geological process involving the generation, movement, and solidification of magma or molten rock beneath the Earth's surface.