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mikaylakyoung

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What causes changes in the oxygen isotopic composition of seawater?
 
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China has heavily influenced the religious, philosophical, and linguistic traditions of all East Asian countries except:
 
  A) North Korea
  B) South Korea
  C) Taiwan
  D) Mongolia



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Answer to Question 1

The isotopic composition of seawater is primarily affected by the amount of water stored in glacial ice. Increasing the amount of water stored in continental glaciers increases the amount of 16O removed from the oceans, and increases the  18O of the oceans (ocean water becomes isotopically heavy).

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