(own time) Understanding influences on large scale Earth processes is key to determining cause and effect, this question relates to that with a specific example. Which of the following combinations of processes are thought to underlie the development of Snowball Earth?

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(own time)  Understanding influences on large scale Earth processes is key to determining cause and effect, this question relates to that with a specific example. Which of the following combinations of processes are thought to underlie the development of Snowball Earth?

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Widespread and numerous volcanoes that arose due to the breakup of the supercontinent Rodinia

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Very strong and long-lived volcanic eruptions and chemical weathering due to the breakup of the supercontinent Rodinia

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The injection of aerosols into the atmosphere due to the breakup of the supercontinent Rodinia

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CO 2  drawdown that led to rapid cooling and the spread of sea ice across Earth’s surface

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