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1
Q

changes in sea level is changes to sea ______

A

volume

2
Q

what two main processes affect sea level/sea volume?

A
  1. how much water is stored in glaciers and ice sheets

2. fact that water molecules expand in warmer temps and contract in cooler

3
Q

Expansion/contraction of ocean water in response to ________ changes

A

temperature

4
Q

______ temperatures means more meltwater from ______.

A

higher, glaciers

5
Q

If there is more meltwater from glaciers, then…

A

the sea level will raise

6
Q

If you have colder global climates, sea level will…

A

drop

7
Q

why will sea level drop with colder global climates?

A

because there will be more water frozen into glaciers and ice sheets

8
Q

water molecules expand in _____ temperatures, and contract in _____ temperatures

A

warmer, cooler

9
Q

current sea levels _____ at an average of ____ mm per year

A

rise, 2.5

10
Q

which areas are more at risk for sea level rises?

A

low-level flat coastal areas

11
Q

what are some effects of sea-level rising?

A
  • more erosion during serve storms
  • pushed back beaches
  • land subsidence.
  • causes decreases in fish and shelfish population
12
Q

what is land subsidence?

A

AS soil becomes saturated, the land will sink, and houses will sink along with it or down into it

13
Q

what are tides?

A

the rise and fall of sea levels that occur on a daily level

14
Q

Every _____ hours we see two high tides

A

24

15
Q

Every 24 hours we see ____ high ties

A

2

16
Q

Every ____ hours we see two low tides

A

24

17
Q

every 24 hours we see how many low and high tide?

A

2 of each 2 high, 2 low

18
Q

What are tides caused by?

A

the gravitational attraction of the moon and the sun

19
Q

AS the Earth rotates on its _____ the moon and the sun are constantly _____ on the waters of the Earth

A

axis, pulling

20
Q

The Earth is constantly is rotating through…

A

the gravitational attraction

21
Q

As tides moves in and out of coasts they set up tidal _____

A

currents

22
Q

As the tide falls and lowers ____ water flows out towards the sea.

A

more

23
Q

when the tide falls and lowers more water flows out towards the sea. This is called which current?

A

ebb current

24
Q

rising tide creates the _____ current

A

flood

25
Q

tidal currents act to remove…

A

sand piled up by shore processes

26
Q

Tidal currents _____ and ______ sediment that is rich in organic material, such as dead fish carcasses and seaweed

A

carry, deposit

27
Q

a wave is _____ in the ocean

A

energy

28
Q

what is a wave caused by?

A

the energy of the wind

29
Q

shallower water _____ the wave towards its ____

A

retardas, base

30
Q

what is a rip current?

A

a localized narrow channel of seaweed-flowing water

31
Q

a localized narrow channel of seaweed-flowing water is called…

A

a rip current

32
Q

a rip current can…

A

carry material far out to sea very quickly

33
Q

wave energy is a very efficient method of _____

A

erosion

34
Q

On ocean shores, the force of the wave energy is _____ enough to break down rock into _____ sized particles

A

strong, sand

35
Q

lakes do not have strong enough _____ _____ to break down rocks into sand sized particles

A

wave energy,

usually pebble sized

36
Q

waves are efficient at _____ sediment

A

moving

37
Q

what are the three pathways/methods that waves move sediment?

A

beach drift
longshore current
littoral drift

38
Q

what is beach drift?

A

the movement of particles in and out of the beach

39
Q

the movement of particles in and out of the beach is called…

A

beach drift

40
Q

beach drift is the movement of _____ in and out of the beach

A

particles

41
Q

beach drift moves ______ to the shoreline

A

perpendicular

42
Q

the longshore current carries material ______ to the shoreline

A

parallel

-current moves parallel to the shoreline

43
Q

beach drift and longshore current combine to form…

A

littoral drift

44
Q

the littoral drift transports sediment at _____ angles down the beach.

A

oblique