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Card 6

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If continents are flooded, .......... cannot form.

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Card 7

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The term used to describe the position of the Earth when it is farthest from the Sun.

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Card 8

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The term used to describe the position of the Earth when it is closest to the Sun.

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Card 9

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The Milankovitch cycle which occurs every 100,000 years.

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Card 10

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The name of the cycle which describes the tilt in Earth's axis.

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Card 11

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The Milankovitch cycle which takes place every 21,000 years.

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Card 12

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The 'stage 11' problem describes a particularly long .......... period, which doesn't align with milankovitch cycles.

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Card 13

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The 100kyr problem describes the idea that ice ages occur every 100,000 years, when eccentricity has a relatively .......... impact.

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Card 14

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The name of the event when large ice armadas break off from ice sheets.

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Card 15

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This can be studied to look at past volcanism.

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