Glacial/Interglacial periods 0.0 / 5 ? GeographymilankovitchglacialinterglacialUniversityAll boards Created by: Annal22Created on: 17-01-17 17:10 The isotope present in ice cores, used to identify ice ages. oxygen 1 of 27 The current era, where the holocene is situated. cenozoic 2 of 27 The process creating more CO2 in the atmosphere during orogenies. weathering 3 of 27 The term used to encompass ancient soils. paleosol 4 of 27 This can be used as evidence for past ice ages. pollen 5 of 27 If continents are flooded, .......... cannot form. glaciers 6 of 27 The term used to describe the position of the Earth when it is farthest from the Sun. aphelion 7 of 27 The term used to describe the position of the Earth when it is closest to the Sun. perihelion 8 of 27 The Milankovitch cycle which occurs every 100,000 years. eccentricity 9 of 27 The name of the cycle which describes the tilt in Earth's axis. obliquity 10 of 27 The Milankovitch cycle which takes place every 21,000 years. precession 11 of 27 The 'stage 11' problem describes a particularly long .......... period, which doesn't align with milankovitch cycles. interglacial 12 of 27 The 100kyr problem describes the idea that ice ages occur every 100,000 years, when eccentricity has a relatively .......... impact. low 13 of 27 The name of the event when large ice armadas break off from ice sheets. Heinrich 14 of 27 This can be studied to look at past volcanism. tephra 15 of 27 ...... Cycles take place every 11 years. sunspot 16 of 27 The Younger Dryas was a period when temperatures ......... . decreased 17 of 27 The lubricant formed in ice sheet surging. basal till 18 of 27 The period when concentration of 18O is higher in deep sea cores. glacial 19 of 27 The area into which Lake Agassiz flowed during the 8.2kyr event. Labrador Sea 20 of 27 The name of the ice sheet which melted into Lake Agassiz. Laurentide 21 of 27 The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is another term used to describe which circulation? thermohaline 22 of 27 A reason for the increasing salinity of water travelling to the North pole. brine rejection 23 of 27 The term used to describe global sea level change. eustacy 24 of 27 The term used to describe when land rises relative to sea. isostacy 25 of 27 A geomorphological feature which shows high sea level in the past. raised beach 26 of 27 Archaeological evidence for past sea level change. fossils 27 of 27
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