What is the global, long term-change to sea level?

a. Active change
b. Temporal change
c. Eustatic change
d. Passive change


ANS: C
There are three factors that heavily impact eustatic change. Global glaciations, the amount of seafloor
spreading, and temperature variations can cause long-term changes in sea level. Information can be
found in the section Coasts Are Shaped by Marine and Terrestrial Processes.

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