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Bubbles in glacial ice preserve samples of the ancient atmosphere as far back as ____ years ago, and the chemical composition of glacial ice contains information about ancient temperatures.
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1 million


800,000


400,000


100,000

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Answer:

The answer should be 650,000 years

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The air bubbles are extracted by melting, crushing or grating the ice in a vacuum. This method provides detailed records of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide going back over 650,000 years[6].

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Answer:

800,00 im currently taking this quiz i hope its right

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