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S/N/185. Explain why glacial-interglacial cycles occur

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DATE:
2006
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The paper examines the origin of glacial-interglacial cycles reviewing the theories that claim to explain the phenomenon, i.e. the Earth's position in relation to the Sun and consequent changes in the distribution of insolation over the globe, the movement of the tectonic plates, etc.

 

KEYWORDS: Earth, insolation, glacial cycle, tectonic plates,

 
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