Eustatic change

Question 1

Eustatic change happens due to

Answer 1

changes in the amount of ice, as a result of thermal expansion and tectonics
This change will be global

Question 2

Changing amounts of ice
At the end of the last ice age 10,000 years ago global sea level rose rapidly due to

Answer 2

melting ice creating well-known waterways like the English Channel

Sea levels may also decrease when ice forms, locking water away in the ice sheets and glaciers

Question 3

Thermal expansion

Answer 3

Thermal expansion occurs as water warms, warmer fluids expand to take up a greater volume

Question 5

Tectonics

Answer 5

Magma rising to the surface lifts the crust and reduces the capacity of the oceans causing sea levels to rise