What is sea level change?

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  • Created on: 06-04-22 09:12

1. What is isostatic sea level change?

  • A local change in sea level due to the increase in meltwater from ice sheets entering the ocean
  • A local change in sea level due to regional uplift or subsidence of the land
  • A global change in sea level due to an increase or decrease in the height of the land
  • A global change in sea level due to the increase in meltwater from ice sheets entering the ocean
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2. What is an emergent coastline?

  • A coastline experiencing a relative fall in sea level due to the rapid deposition of sediments onto the shore
  • A coastline experiencing a relative rise in sea level due to the rapid erosion of the shoreline
  • A coastline experiencing a relative fall in sea level caused by isostasy or eustasy
  • A coastline experiencing a relative rise in sea level caused by isostasy or eustasy

3. What is sea level change?

  • Temporary changes in sea level due as a result of rising and falling tides
  • A gradual rise and decline of sea level due to the moon's gravitational pull
  • The height of the sea relative to the land
  • The height of the sea relative to the lakes and rivers

4. What is relative sea level change?

  • Changes of sea level relative to the local coastline
  • Changes of sea level relative to the highest point on land
  • Changes of sea level relative to the global average
  • Changes of sea level relative to the lowest point on land

5. What is a submergent coastline?

  • A coastline experiencing a temporary fall in local sea level due to offshore earthquakes and tsunamis
  • A coastline experiencing a relative rise in sea level, or a marine transgression
  • A coastline experiencing a temporary rise in local sea level due to coastal flooding from tidal surges or tsunamis
  • A coastline experiencing a relative fall in sea level

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