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A student is writing a description of how cyclic factors can combine to create extreme seasons. Complete the student's description. Cyclic factors can greatly influence Earth's climate. For example, more extreme seasons could be caused by (blank) tilt in Earth's rotational axis. Similarly, summer occurring at (blank) along a (blank) eccentric orbit path would make for an extreme summer.

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A student is writing a description of how cyclic factors can combine to create extreme-example-1
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The cyclic factors that can combine to create extreme seasons are called Milankovitch cycles, and involve several factors:

• Axial tilt or obliquity (how inclined or tilted is the Earth's rotational axis)

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• Axial precession (direction of the Eart's rotation)

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• Apsidal precession (the orientation of the Earth's orbit)

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• Orbital eccentricity (how elongated is the orbit)

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• Orbital inclination

We see that the sentence mentions them, let's use the options provided (perihelion, more, an increased) to complete the sentence.

For example, more extreme seasons could be caused by an increased tilt on Earth's rotational axis. Similarly, summer occurring at perihelion (closest to the sun) along a more eccentric orbit path would make for an extreme summer.

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