What is the main idea of the article?
C. Subway cars are being used to create artificial reefs.
Why do recycled subway cars make good artificial reefs?
a. They have hard surfaces.
Which marine creatures were probably attracted to the car first?
b. mussels and clams
What is the main purpose of paragraph C?
C. explain why the mid-Atlantic was a good choice for the reef program.
How many subway cars were dropped into ocean over the course of the project?
c. more that 2500
What is NOT true about the artificial reef program? a. Fisherman are allowed to fish near the reef./ b. The program is still in operation today. /c. Local agencies manage the fish population in the reef.
b. The program is still in operation today.
On the Atlantic coast of the United States, thousands of 1.______________cars from New York City were dropped into the ocean to create artificial reefs.
subway
All the doors, windows, and other 2.__________ materials were first removed from each car.
dangerous
The interiors were then 3.___________ thoroughly.
cleaned
In the mid-Atlantic region, there is little exposed 4._____________ so the cars act as a hard surface to attract marine life.
rock
Local agencies manage the reef fish population by setting limits on the size and 5 ._________ of fish that fishermen can catch.
number
On the whole, the artificial reef program has been very 6. _____________
successful
