The Earth is able to recover from a snowball phase by
A) the gradual melting of snow and ice by solar radiation
B) the gradual buildup of heat beneath the snow and ice layer
C) the breaking up of the snow and ice layer by plate tectonics
D) carbon dioxide gradually building up in the atmosphere from volcanism
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