Sea level change Flashcards
1
Q
What landforms are created?
A
Relic cliff
Fjords
Rias
Dalmatian coasts
2
Q
Types of change
A
Isostatic
Eustatic
3
Q
Eustatic change
A
Alteration of the volume of seawater
Global
4
Q
Isostatic change
A
Changes in land configuration
Local
5
Q
Melting ice sheets
Thermal expansion of water
Growth of ice sheets
A
Eustatic change
6
Q
Tectonic uplift
Subsidence
Weathering of land
Deposition of sediment in oceans
A
Isostatic change
7
Q
Rising sea levels
A
Forms submergent landforms
8
Q
Decreasing sea levels
A
Forms emergent landforms
9
Q
Emergent landforms
A
Raised beaches
Relict cliffs
10
Q
Submergent landforms
A
Rias
Fjords
11
Q
Rias
A
Formed by rivers
Has meanders
12
Q
Fjords
A
Formed by glaciers
Has no meanders
13
Q
Coastal squeeze
A
Sea levels rise
Intertidal wetlands and saltmarshes pushed in front of sea defences
wetlands and saltmarshes get eroded
