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Did the meteor that landed in the Arizona desert cause the ice age?
No, the meteorite that caused the Barringer Crater in Arizona landed about 50,000 years ago had nothing to do with the ice age. The present ice age started about 2.6 million years ago and the crater was formed mid-way during the last glaciation.
What caused the Ice age to stop?
The Fire age.
Is the Earth in an ice age right now?
No, the Earth is not in an ice age right now. The last ice age ended about 10,000 years ago.
How did the ice age change the earth?
Having an Ice Age didn't change the Earth in any possible way!!
Scientists believe that the Earth is presently overdue for an Ice Age?
Yes it is true that scientists believe that the Earth is presently overdue for an Ice Age. The Ice Age happens in different cycles.
Did the meteor that landed in the Arizona desert cause the ice age?
No, the meteorite that caused the Barringer Crater in Arizona landed about 50,000 years ago had nothing to do with the ice age. The present ice age started about 2.6 million years ago and the crater was formed mid-way during the last glaciation.
How did dinasorus died?
no one really knows there is the theory of it of could of been a ice age an other theory of the meteorite hitting earth killing all of the dinosorus
How do scientistis think earths orbit relates to an ice age?
Changes in the earth's rotation can lead to an ice age. Scientists believe the earth's orbit and tilt caused the last ice age and may cause another one in the near future.
Does an ice age on earth start when earth passes into a cold region of space?
No. It's caused by a natural pattern in the earth's climate.
What is a bright streak of light in the sky caused by the entry into earths atmosphere of a meteroroid?
It's simply dust and ice particles being heated - by friction, as the meteorite travels through the Earth's atmosphere.
What caused the Ice age to stop?
The Fire age.
Is the Earth in an ice age right now?
No, the Earth is not in an ice age right now. The last ice age ended about 10,000 years ago.
Why do dinosaurs eat chocolate?
First of all, dinosaurs are extinct. Approximatively 65 million years ago, the dinosaurs became extinct by what most people believe was a large meteorite which hit Earth and caused an Ice Age. Ash and dust covered the sun causing the Ice Age. Secondly, dinosaurs did not eat chocolate (chocolate was not in that time period) They ate other dinosaurs and plants depending on if they were carnivorous or herbivorous.
What is a ice age and what causes it?
An ice age is a time period where there is a long-term dropping of the temperature of the earth, resulting in a planet covered mostly in ice. The temperature drop can be caused how the the winds flow around the earth. Certain wind paths can bring about cold air and cold climate.
Did the ice age come before the earth was made?
No. If there wasn't an Earth, there wouldn't be anywhere for there to be an ice age.
What are the Pieces of rock or metal that have reached the Earth from outer space called?
A piece of space rock floating through space is a meteoroid. When it hits the atmosphere and glows white-hot with the heat of friction, it is a meteor.Once it hits the ground, it is a meteorite.
How did the dinosors?
Some people believe that the dinosaurs died by a meteorite, but some people believe that most of the dinosaurs were already wiped out when the great mass of rock and ice (meteorite) hit Earth
