Chapter 1 · The country Sweden
Vilket påstående om smältande is och havsnivån vid Sverige stämmer?
Which statement about melting ice and sea level around Sweden is correct?
Correct answer: Melting land ice contributes to higher global sea level
Melting land ice adds water to the oceans and raises global sea level. Changes along Sweden’s coast also depend on land uplift.
Key words
landis · land ice
Source: SMHI: Introduktion till stigande havsnivåer · Varför stiger havet; landhöjningens betydelse för lokal havsnivå
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Why this option does not fit
Smältande havsis höjer havsnivån lika mycket som landis
Sea ice already floats in the sea; melting land ice adds water that was previously on land.
Havsnivån stiger lika mycket längs hela Sveriges kust
Land uplift varies along the coast and affects sea level relative to the land.
Sveriges landhöjning styr havsnivån i världens hav
Land uplift mainly affects local relative sea level; it does not control the global mean ocean level.