Based on what you learned about astronomical influences on climate, select all o

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Based on what you learned about astronomical influences on climate, select all of the correct statements from the following list.

An increase in Earth's axial tilt makes seasonal changes more severe.

The combination of the astronomical influences on climate tend to cancel each other out, resulting in a rather simple cycle of predictable climate change.

There is convincing evidence of past climate change on Earth.

We are living in a warm period between ice ages.

Precession could cause an ice age.

An increase in the eccentricity of Earth's orbit could melt glaciers.

A decrease in Earth's axial tilt could cause an ice age.

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following are the correct options under the study of astronomical influences on climate

An increase in Earth's axial tilt makes seasonal changes more severe.- True ( because the Earth's axial tilt is responsible for the season changes , if this tilt would not have exsisted , there would have been no season change and we would have area wise only 1 season . the areas with direct sunlight will be more warm .. the summers will become more warm and winter more colder.

There is convincing evidence of past climate change on Earth. - True ( 97% of the climate scientist agree the climate of the earth has been changing continously . till date earth has had 7 cycles of glacial advance and retreat . if we monitor earth's climate for last century , the variation is clearly visible , the evidence of rapid climate change can be understood through the global warming , heating of the ocean water , melting ice caps , decreased snow cover

We are living in a warm period between ice ages - True

Precession could cause an ice age. - False ( precession did not cause the Ice age but only increased the pace )

An increase in the eccentricity of Earth's orbit could melt glaciers - Flase ( as per Huybers eccentricity is too small to create such effects)

A decrease in Earth's axial tilt could cause an ice age. - True

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