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Based on climate reconstructions, ample evidence shows that climates have fluctuated throughout Earth's long history. Describe some of the mechanisms of this climate fluctuations.
 
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Question 2

The sediment load that travels in solution is
 
  A) saltation.
  B) bed load.
  C) suspended load.
  D) dissolved load.
  E) flow load.



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Answer to Question 1

Several examples may include solar variability (sun spot activity), changes in Earth-Sun relationships (Milankovitch Cycles), plate tectonics and orogenies, and changes in concentrations of atmospheric gases and aerosols.

Answer to Question 2

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