Volume 29, Number 2, November 2015
Activity
Sea level quiz
This quiz is designed for students to test their knowledge. Answers are available to download as a
separate document from GeographyReviewExtras
1
Which of the following temporarily affects local sea- evel in a predictable way each day?
(1 mark)
A
Waves
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B
Tides
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C
Global warming
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D
Currents
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2
At the present time, by how much is sea level rising each year? (1 mark)
A
0.6 mm
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B
3 mm
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C
10 mm
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D
20 mm
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3
What is the name for a global change in sea level as a result of change in the volume of water
in the oceans? (1 mark)
A
Isostatic
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B
Hydrostatic
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C
Eustatic
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4
Which of the following changes does NOT directly affect sea-level rise? (1 mark)
A
Thermal expansion
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B
Melting ice caps
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C
Melting sea ice
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D
Melting valley glaciers
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5
What is the upper estimate of sea-level rise by 2100 according to the IPPC Fifth Assessment
Report in 2013? (1 mark)
A
1.58m
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B
0.98m
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C
0.36m
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D
2.57m
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6
Scandinavia and Scotland are rising relative to sea level because of which process? (1 mark)
A
Eustatic redress
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B
Plate tectonics
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C
Growing glaciers
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D
Isostatic rebound
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7
What is the major cause of current sea-level rise? (1 mark)
A
Thermal expansion
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B
Melting Arctic sea ice
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C
Greenland ice-cap melting
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D
Valley glacier melting
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8
In the photograph below name the coastal landforms on the left above the shoreline, produced
by past sea-level change. (1 mark)
A
Wave cut platform
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B
Raised beach
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C
Ria
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9
During the coldest phase of the last glacial period (ice age) sea level was lower than today. By
how much? (1 mark)
A
−20 m
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B
−80 m
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C
−120 m
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D
−50 m
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10
What do Tuvalu, the Maldives, the Sundarbans and Miami have in common? (1 mark)
A
They are all in India
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B
They are all volcanic islands
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C
They have high carbon emissions
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D
They are all likely to disappear as the
sea rises
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