Warming and Sea Level Rise- (from Effects of Climate Change)

What is one effect of a warming global climate?

• Rising sea levels

• Lowering of sea levels

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Over the past hundred years, how much have global sea levels risen?

• 5 to 10 centimeters

• 10 to 20 centimeters

• 20 to 30 centimeters

• 30 to 40 centimeters

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(pick two)

Solid ice layers made from snow that has built up and compressed year after year create...

• glaciers.

• permafrost.

• arctic tundra.

• ice sheets.

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What causes sea levels to rise around the world?

• Tsunamis

• Melting ice on land

• Increase in underwater volcanoes

• Tidal waves

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If glaciers and ice sheets melt faster than they are building up, ____ water ends up in the ocean.

• more

• less

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True or False?....

Warmer ocean water takes up more space than colder ocean water. This also can cause sea levels to rise.

• True

• False

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Why do sea levels not rise the same amount everywhere?

• Because of the rotation of the Earth

• Because of the shape of the land

• Because of the moon's gravity