Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below:

The dramatic and rapid climate change that is occurring on our planet cannot be explained by variations in the eccentricity of Earth's orbit BECAUSE this variation has a cycle of about 100,000 years.
A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.


A

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