EQ3.1: Sea Level Change Flashcards
1
Q
a) What does this picture show (1)
b) What is this landform (1)
c) This landform is a feature of an _______ coastline (1)
A
- Raised beach
- Wave-cut platforms & beaches that are above the current sea level
- Emergent
2
Q
a) What does this picture show (1)
b) This landform is a feature of an _______ coastline (1)
A
- Fossil cliff
- Emergent
3
Q
Isostatic sea level change (3)
A
- Local rise or fall in land or sea level
- When the height of the land increases, the sea level falls
- When the height of the land decreases, the sea level rises
4
Q
On a day to day basis, the sea level changes according to the _____ (1)
A
- Tide
5
Q
Marine regression (2)
A
- Emergent coastline created
- Former coastline will be exposed
6
Q
Eustatic sea level change (3)
A
- Global change
- In the amount of water stored in the oceans
- During and after an ice age, eustatic change takes place
7
Q
a) What does this picture show (1)
b) How is this landform created (1)
c) This landform is a feature of an _______ coastline (1)
A
- Fjord
- When a U shaped valley is flooded
- Submergent
8
Q
Marine transgression (2)
A
- Submergent coastline created
- Coastline is drowned
9
Q
Post-glacial isostatic adjustment (2)
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A
- Uplift experienced by land
- Following the removal of the weight of ice sheets.
