What are ice cores and sediment cores used for?

Reconstructing past climate.

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Why: Ice cores and sediment cores are used for paleoclimate reconstructions of past temperature, precipitation, and sea level.

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Cores give climate a history lesson.
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Answer: Reconstructing past climate. Ice cores and sediment cores are used for paleoclimate reconstructions of past temperature, precipitation, and sea level.

  1. Geology en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology
    Ice cores and sediment cores are used for paleoclimate reconstructions
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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