Short-Term Climatic Changes May Be Caused by ____

question 42

Multiple Choice

Short-term climatic changes may be caused by ____.

• A) orbital eccentricity
• B) axial tilt
• C) precession of the equinoxes
• D) volcanic activity
• E) a combination of orbital eccentricity and axial tilt

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