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- Created by: LF18
- 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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