Title: 
Headings: Thermal Expansion and Sea Level Rise
Thermal
 
Expansion
 
and
 
Sea
 
Level
 
Rise
 

Activity
 
Summary:

Related
 
sites
 
with
 
further
 
classroom
 
applications
 

News
 
/
 
Press
   

Agency
 
reports
 
with
 
reputable
 
graphics
 
and
 
background
 
information
 


Content: thermal
 
expansion
 
of
 
the
 
water
 
column
 
(due
 
to
 
a
 
decrease
 
in
 
water
 
density
 
caused
 
by
 
its
 
warming); and
  


 
the
 
addition
 
of
 
water
 
volume
 
due
 
to
 
the
 
melting
 
of
 
glaciers
 
and
 
ice
 
sheets. Changes
 
in
 
sea
 
level
 
affect
 
habitats
 
and
 
the
 
flora
 
and
 
fauna
 
they
 
support. Changes
 
in
 
sea
 
level
 
impacts
 
humans. Essential
 
Questions
 

 
What
 
might
 
cause
 
sea
 
level
 
to
 
rise? What
 
kinds
 
of
 
problems
 
would
 
you
 
expect
 
sea
 
level
 
rise
 
to
 
cause? What
 
information
 
would
 
we
 
need
 
to
 
know
 
to
 
plan
 
for
 
rising
 
sea
 
levels
 
on
 
Earth? Does
 
water
 
expand
 
in
 
response
 
to
 
temperature
 
change? How
 
are
 
humans
 
contributing
 
to
 
sea
 
level
 
rise? What
 
actions
 
can
 
we
 
take
 
now
 
to
 
counteract
 
our
 
impacts
 
on
 
climate
 
variability
 
and
 
change?