Question

What is the name for the cycles resulting from changes in Earth's movements and that may cause ice ages?

A mammalian cycles
B glacier cycles
C Milankovitch cycles
D Quaternary cycles

Answer 1

Answer - C. Milankovitch Cycle

Reasoning - Its the glacials and interglacial periods happing aka Ice Age.

Answer 2

The correct answer is Milankovitch cycle.

The episodic nature of the earth's glacial cycle and interglacial cycle within the present ice age is only caused due to the cyclic changes in earth's movement around the sun. This movement of earth is called Milankovitch cycle. This cycle basically affects the season and location of solar energy around the earth. This movement of earth on its orbit around the sun is responsible for the ice ages.