Question

It is often important to determine cause and effect relationships between observed phenomena to better understand the natural processes at work in our environment. Causation is the relationship between an event (the cause) and a second event (the effect), where the first event is considered responsible for the second.

Determine whether each of the scenarios listed below is a cause of sea level rise, an effect of sea level rise, or is not at all related to sea level rise. Drag the appropriate items into their respective bins.
1. more frequent coastal flooding
2. hotter temperatures
3. increases in coastal erosion
4. melting glacial ice
5. thermal expansion of sea water
6. depletion of the ozone layer
Cause of sea level rise Effect of sea level rise Not related to sea level rise

Answer 1

Cause of sea level rise : 4. melting glacial ice, 5. thermal expansion of sea water,

Effect of sea level rise : 3. increases in coastal erosion, 1. more frequent coastal flooding.

Not related to sea level rise : 6. depletion of the ozone layer, 2. hotter temperatures,

Step-by-step explanation:

• As each and every phenomenon on earth is related to the cause and effect of the natural events that take place on the globe the causes if the sea level rise is the melting of the glacier ice and expansion of the seawater by the heat waves.

• The effects of which can be observed on the increase of coals erosion and more frequent flooding along the coasts, while some other factors that maybe not related to this are depletion of the ozone layer and hot temperature in summers.