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Which of the following statements can be understand by analyzing the figure shown above? CHOOSE ALL ANSWERS THAT YOU THINK ARE CORRECT

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The most recent ice age was colder than previous ice ages

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During the most recent ten-thousand years the earth's climate has been more stable than in previous years

  c.

The earth started coming out of an ice age around 15 thousand years ago, then went back into an ice age around 12 thousand years ago, before coming out of the ice age by around 10 thousand years ago

  d.

The earth goes into and out of ice ages approximately every 100 thousand years

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