Graph of Ice Volume on the Earth
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This graph shows the general trend of changing ice volume on the Earth over the last 750,000 years. The extent of ice is estimated using changes in the amount of different isotopes of oxygen found in planktonic foraminifera which occur as fossils.
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Grade: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to Graduate
Topics: Chemistry, Life Sciences, Evolution and Adaptation, Earth & Space Science, Science, Earth's Resources, Atomic Structure, Physics
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