An elephant seal
Callum and Kate discuss a project taking place in Antarctica in which elephant seals are helping scientists to predict what might be going to happen to Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
This week's question:
Off which part of Australia is the Great Barrier Reef?
a: North-east coast
b: South coast
c: North-west coast
Listen for the answer in the programme.
Science seals
Vocabulary from the programme
- down under
an informal expression to refer to Australia
- a sensor
a small electronic device used for taking measurements
- salinity
the level of salt in a liquid
Example:
Changes in the salinity of the ocean can damage coral reefs.- to forage (for something)
to search for something, particularly food, over a wide area
Example:
Elpephant seals forage for food under the sea ice.- a rare glimpse
a quick look at something that is not seen very often
Example:
The scientists are getting a rare glimpse into the world beneath the waves.- a precursor to
something which happens before something else and is connected to or related to that later event
Example:
What happens in the Antarctic is a precursor to events in the Great Barrier Reef.
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