You do not have an expert on board who can determine exactly how old the sedimen

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You do not have an expert on board who can determine exactly how old the sediments are, so for now you can only say that they are not too terribly old because they are near the top of the cores. But from what you is youngest, etc.). Put the following five geological/oceanographic events/conditions in the chronological order they would have happened to explain what you see in the sediments (put a 1 next to what happened 1", a 2 next to what happened 2ad, etc.) (2 pts.) 9. have learned in this class you can figure out their relative ages (which is oldest, which Relatively cool climatic conditions in the area create cool surface ocean waters. Relatively warm climatic conditions return to the area and create warm surface ocean waters. -Relatively warm climatic conditions in the area create warm surface ocean waters. al climatic conditions in the area create sometimes warm and sometimes cool surface ocean waters. Volcanic activity spews ash into the atmosphere, and winds carry the ash until it settles onto the surrounding land and ocean

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1st: Volcanic activity spews ash into the atmosphere, and winds carry the ash until it settles onto the surrounding land and ocean.

2nd: Relatively warm climatic conditions in the area create warm surface ocean waters.

3rd: Relatively cool climatic conditions in the area create cool surface ocean waters.

4th: Relatively warm climatic conditions return to the area and create warm surface ocean waters.

5th: Transitional climatic conditions in the area create sometimes warm and sometimes cool surface ocean waters.

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