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climate
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weather patterns in an area over a long period of time
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paleoclimatology
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study of ancient climate in Earth history
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cryosphere
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ice layer of Earth
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albedo
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amount of solar radiation that is reflected back off of a surface
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large igneous provinces
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extremely large area of crust of igneous rock formed from the flow of lava from faults, plumes, & volcanoes (LIP)
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carbon sink
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an ecosystem that takes in more carbon than it releases
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magnetic reversals
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random reversals of Earth's magnetic field that have happened in Earth's history: (N becomes S, S becomes N)
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moraine
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mass of rock & sediment deposited by a glacier usually at its edge
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endo-
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within, inside
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-duct
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lead, path
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