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The basic premise of the ___________________ _ theory is that, as Earth travels through space, three separate cyclic movements combine to produce variations in the amount of solar energy that falls on Earth.
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Question 2

When an oceanic plate encounters a lighter continental plate, it responds by diving under it, in a process called ___________________ _.
  Fill in the blank with correct word.



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: Milankovitch

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: subduction



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