Thermal Expansion and Sea Level Rise

The ocean is 1.2°F warmer than it was in 1950, causing more than __ inches of sea level rise.

• 3

• 6

• 9

• 12

What is the time lag for systems causing sea level rise due to thermal expansion?

• Decades

• Centuries

• Millennia

• Years

Free drifting floats have shown that one-third of the global sea level rise is attributed to __.

• Ice melting

• Thermal expansion

• Tectonic activity

• Rainfall

If greenhouse gases were reduced today, how quickly would the trend of thermal expansion reverse?

• Immediately

• Quickly

• Slowly

• Not at all

Thermal expansion contributes to an increase in the global __.

• Temperature

• Sea level

• Land mass

• Ice caps

Which of the following impacts thermal expansion rates?

• Freshwater movement

• Mountain formation

• Desertification

• Urbanization

Climate refugees are also known as ______.

• Environmental migrants

• Economic migrants

• Political migrants

• Social migrants

A sea level rise of half a meter could displace how many million people from low-lying islands?

• 0.5 million

• 1.2 million

• 2.5 million

• 3.0 million

Sea level rise contributes to higher ______ surges and flooding during coastal storm events.

• Wind

• Storm

• Rain

• Snow

Sea level rise will put human lives and ______ at risk.

• Animals

• Property

• Plants

• Technology