Sea level change

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  • Created on: 28-01-22 10:25
the last '?' was 20,000 years ago and saw large amounts of ice in glaciers and ice sheets as well as low sea levels
glacial maximum
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current sea levels are described as this word
stable
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refers to the level of the land, which is also influenced by ice ages
isostatic change
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when the land rises or sinks at the boundaries where tectonic plates meet
tectonic change
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the rising and falling of sea levels, influenced by ice ages
Eustatic change
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sea levels rose between 14,000 and '?' years ago
six thousand
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current sea levels are described as this word

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stable

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refers to the level of the land, which is also influenced by ice ages

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Card 4

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when the land rises or sinks at the boundaries where tectonic plates meet

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Card 5

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the rising and falling of sea levels, influenced by ice ages

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