Which one of the following could NOT have significantly affected climatic variations and advances and retreats of ice sheets during the Pleistocene epoch?
A) movements of Earth's tectonic plates
B) variations in the Sun's energy output
C) precession of Earth's orbit
D) wobbling of Earth's rotational axis

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Tectonic plate movements occur over millions of years and are too slow to cause the relatively rapid climatic changes and ice sheet advances and retreats seen during the Pleistocene epoch. The other factors listed can cause more immediate changes in climate.

Which One of the Following Could NOT Have Significantly Affected