Milankovitch cycle

Question 1

Milankovitch cycle

Answer 1

Determined that there are 3 drivers that lead to the short warm period vs long cold periods
1- eccentricity - shape of the earth’s orbit distance form the sun
2- tilt of earths axis from sun
3 - precession when the earth is closes t to the sun

Question 2

plate tectonics support

Answer 2

ridges and trenches in ocean floor that shows there could be movement
- zone of separation
polarity of rocks on ocean floor
- as rock solidify they re identifying the Polaris of earths pole
separating moving west to east pushing part of continents

Question 3

earthquakes along boundaries

Answer 3

indicative of earths crust moving, continental plates separating from one another, earthquakes occur along coastlines