An Increase in the Earth's Temperature by Several Degrees Celsius

question 12

Multiple Choice

An increase in the Earth's temperature by several degrees Celsius would result in:

• A) a huge increase in the rate of motion of the continental plates and far more earthquakes
• B) an increase in the Earth's magnetism, increasing the size of the VanAllen belts
• C) the melting of many glaciers, a rise in sea levels, and more flooding of towns near the coasts of the continents
• D) a new ice age
• E) the Moon coming closer to the Earth

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Definitions:

Sediment

Particulate organic and inorganic material that settles at the bottom of a liquid, often transported by water, wind, or ice.

Discharge

The flow rate of water from a given source, such as a river or aquifer, typically measured in volume per unit time.

Low-Gradient Stream

A stream with a gentle slope that typically has slower water velocity and can form wide meanders, floodplains, and deposits of sediments along its course.

Erosion

the process by which natural forces, like water or wind, remove soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location and transport it to another.