How, If at All, Did Sea Level Change at the End

question 73

Multiple Choice

How, if at all, did sea level change at the end of the Pleistocene Epoch?

• A)It has fallen about 10 centimetres per century due to human use of water for irrigation.
• B)It has remained about the same.
• C)It rose about 100 metres during the recession of the last ice sheets.
• D)It rose and drowned the ancient city of Atlantis.

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Definitions:

C Horizon

The layer of soil beneath the B horizon, composed of larger unweathered rocks and mineral particles, and is less affected by the soil-forming processes.

Vascular Plants

A large group of plants that possess vascular tissues (xylem and phloem) for the transport of water, nutrients, and sugars throughout the plant.

Evaporation

The process by which water turns from a liquid into a vapor, often under the influence of heat.

Cohesion

Property of a substance (such as water) that arises from the tendency of its molecules to resist separating from one another.