Rising Sea Levels Vocabulary Flashcard

Front

What is the term for the height of the ocean surface relative to a fixed, unmoving reference point?

Back

Absolute sea-level

Front

The ability to reflect sunlight is known as ______.

Back

Albedo

Front

What is 'hard armoring'?

Back

Building structures to protect coastlines using rock, concrete, and steel

Front

Fill in the blank: The branch of science concerned with the properties of the earth's water is called ______.

Back

Hydrology

Front

What is salinity intrusion?

Back

When salt water rises from oceans and begins to alter freshwater sources

Front

Sea-level rise (SLR) is the upward trend in average ______ height.

Back

sea-level

Front

What is soft armoring?

Back

Using natural materials to protect shorelines.

Front

A sponge city is a nature-based solution to urban flooding that uses natural resources like ______, vegetation, and open areas to absorb and dissipate water.

Back

wetlands

Front

What is a storm surge?

Back

Water that is pushed toward the shore by the force of the winds swirling around the storm

Front

Subsidence is a decrease in the elevation of the ______.

Back

land surface