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Quick questions on Global climate and sea-level change: climate indicators, transgression and regression - Eduqas GCSE Geology

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What are rocks as climate indicators?
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Certain rocks can only form under particular climates, so finding them tells you what the climate was like when they formed:
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Name the rock type that indicates a hot, arid climate. [1 mark]
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A sequence coarsens upward from offshore mud to beach sand. Is this a transgression or a regression? Explain.
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State one cause of a worldwide fall in sea level. [1 mark]

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