The cycles of slow buildup and advance of glaciers followed by rapid shrinkage and retreat is caused by ________.

A. tilt of Earth's axis
B. precession of the equinoxes
C. eccentricity of Earth's orbit around the Sun
D. All of these choices are correct.
E. None of these choices are correct.


Answer: D

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