cenozoic

Question 1

what prompted Cenozoic climate decline and the onset of glaciation?

Answer 1

continental drift and orogenesis

Question 2

the isolation of continental interiors, particularly of central asia as a result of uplift of the himalayas and tibetan plateau

Answer 2

orogenesis

Question 3

isolation of Antartica and initiation of sub antarctic oceanic circulation, ice sheet formation, isolation of arctic ocean, sea ice formation

Answer 3

continental drift

Question 4

the little ice age lasted from

Answer 4

1540-1890

Question 5

heightened ______ ______ occurred during the little ice age

Answer 5

volcanic activity

Question 6

during the little ice age, volcanic ash and aerosols in the atmosphere caused temperatures to

Answer 6

drop by blocking out incoming solar radiation

Question 7

the little ice age ended by

Answer 7

greenhouse gases and global warming. its also said human induced warming may be the reason.