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What caused virtually all of Canada and some of the northern US to be once covered by thick glacial ice almost 15,000 years ago?

A. Changes in the earth’s climate caused the ice sheets to grow.
B. Changes in the orbit of the earth caused the ice sheets to spread across Canada.
C. The ice sheets were widespread because they were prevalent all around the world.
D. There is no apparent reason why the glacial ice was present.

User Ziminji
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Hello!

The reason for the glacial ice was the A. Changes in the earth’s climate caused the ice sheets to grow..

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The correct answer is:

A) Changes in the earth climate-caused ice sheets to grow.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Antarctic Ice Sheets grew to the continental shelf break that had been extended with the continental ice sheets covered much of Canada, the northern United States, northern Europe, and extended into the Arctic Ocean. Ice sheets responded to the change in both the precipitation (snow) and the summer temperature with cold, wet conditions favors the growth of the ice and dry and warm conditions retreat the ice. This is how the Changes in the earth climate-caused ice sheets to grow and caused virtually all Canada and some of northern US to be once covered by thick glacial ice. They also faced the glacial-interglacial cycle.

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