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The Milankovitch cycles are natural, long-term cycles that alter the earth's climate. Which of these are related to Milankovitch cycles?Multiple select question.Reversal in the direction of earth's rotationReversal of the earth's magnetic fieldChange in the shape of the earth's orbit around the sunChange in the earth's axial tiltWobble in the earth's axisNeed help? Review these concept re

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The Milankovitch cycles are natural, long-term cycles that alter the earth's climate. Which of these are related to Milankovitch cycles?Multiple select question.Reversal in the direction of earth's rotationReversal of the earth's magnetic fieldChange in the shape of the earth's orbit around the sunChange in the earth's axial tiltWobble in the earth's axisNeed help? Review these concept re

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The options related to Milankovitch cycles are:

  • Change in the shape of the earth's orbit around the sun
  • Change in the earth's axial tilt
  • Wobble in the earth's axis

These three factors are known as eccentricity, obliquity, and precession, respectively, and they all contribute to the long-term changes in Earth's climate known as Milankovitch cycles. The reversal in the direction of Earth's rotation and the reversal of Earth's magnetic field are not related to Milankovitch cycles.

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