What best explains the problem with using sediment layers to determine past climatic conditions?

A. are typically buried and not very accessible
B. do not provide details on year-to-year variations
C. do not go far enough back in time
D. do not provide information on igneous and metamorphic rocks
E. only provide information at a given location as opposed to globally


Answer: B

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