Oxygen isotope analysis is used when studying ________ and climate change.
A) ice cores
B) trees
C) dendrochronology
D) pollen
E) volcanoes

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Oxygen isotope analysis is commonly used to study changes in temperature and climate over time using ice cores. This is because the ratio of oxygen isotopes can reveal information about the temperature at the time the ice was formed. The other answer choices (trees, dendrochronology, pollen, and volcanoes) may be studied using other methods, but oxygen isotope analysis is not typically the primary method in these cases.

Oxygen Isotope Analysis Is Used When Studying ________ and Climate