Sea Level Change

Is Eustatic Sea level rise global or local?

• Global

• Local

Is isostatic sea level rise global or local?

• Global

• Local

What do we call periods of prolonged cold temperatures?

• Inter-glacial period

• Ice age

• Glacial period

• Super-glacial period

When was the most recent glacial period?

• 1,000 years ago

• 11,000 years ago

• 111,000 years ago

• 1,111,000 years ago

What's the key term for sea level rise?

• Marine Regression

• Marine Recession

• Marine Growth

• Marine Transgression

Which are examples of eustatic sea level change?

• subsidence due to glaciers

• increase in land height due to tectonic activity

• thermal expansion

• ice melting

Which of the following are causes of climate change?

• Solar variation (sun spots)

• Milankovitch Cycles

• Volcanism

• Humans

What is eccentricity?

• change in the tilt of the earth every 40,000 years

• change in the wobble of the earth every 24,000 years

• change in the orbit of the earth every 100,000 years

How much did the planet cool after the Mt Pinatubo eruption?

• 0.5 degrees

• 1 degree

• 1.5 degree

• 2 degrees

Thermal expansion causes what?

• sea level rise because when water is heating it increases in density meaning the water expands

• sea level rise because there is change in the height of the land

• sea level rise because the ice is melting

• sea level rise because when water is heating there is an increase in volume as the water particles move further apart, causing it to expand