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An ice age is a cold time period in earth's histor during which glaciers covered large parts of Earth's surface.
An Ice-age is a time period between Paleothic & Neolithic era when thick ice sheets covered much of the world.
An ice age is any period in Earth's history where polar icecaps were in place. For example, we are currently in an ice age now.
It was a time when the world was covered in ice.

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Is the ice age part of the three age system?

No, the ice age is not part of the three age system. The three age system categorizes human history into the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age based on the predominant materials used for tools and weapons by humans during those periods. The ice age refers to a period of time in Earth's history when much of the planet was covered in ice sheets.


Which continents was not covered by ice during the pleistocene ice age?

Australia was one continent not covered by ice during the Pleistocene Ice Age. Africa is another continent not covered during this time.


Are you in the Quaternary Period?

Yes. We currently live in an "interglacial period" of the Quaternary Ice Age. Some people confuse "ice age" with a "glacial period" within an ice age.


Will the age of the ice increase or decrease the farther down towards the ice core?

The age of the ice increases as you go further down towards the ice core. The deeper you go, the older the ice.


How could there be an ice age if the arctic ice caps melt?

The very fact that there are ice caps in and around the Arctic means we are in an ice age. It started 2.6 million years ago and we are now in a warm period we call an interglacial. If the ice caps melted very quickly it could allow a lot of fresh water into the northern oceans so altering the flow of warmer water from the south. This could mean that those countries in the north will not receive the warming waters we need to stave off another glaciation. If the ice caps melted slowly however, it could mean we would leave the ice age for a long time. The downside to that means that hot countries could become hotter and drier.

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What is the next ice age movie called?

Since i don't know which one you mean, I will give you all of the ice age movies. 1. Ice age 2. Ice age 2 The Meltdown 3. Ice age 3, Dawn of the Dinosaurs 4. Ice age 4, continental Drift Hope this helps!


What was the ice age theory that was believed that's how native Americans came to the us?

The Bering strait is how they came but i don't know what you mean by ice age


Why is the ice age called the ice age?

It was called the ice age because Europe and Asia were connected by the ice. Get it ice age.


What are all the names in ice age the movies?

Ice Age Ice Age: The Meltdown Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Ice Age: Continental Drift Ice Age: Collision Course


What does the term Ice Age mean when it is capitalized?

When capitalized, "Ice Age" refers to a specific geological period marked by the presence of polar ice sheets covering a significant portion of Earth's surface. It is characterized by colder global temperatures and the expansion of glaciers.


How many ice age films are therE?

3, ice age 1 ice age 2 and ice age dawn of the dinos.


Why you are in an ice age?

We are in an ice age because we have a great thickness of ice at the poles. This is not normal unless we are in an ice age.


What are the movies before ice age continental drift?

Ice Age (2002) - Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) - Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) - Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) - Ice Age 5 (TBA) .


Which ice age is the best?

Ice age


Is there an Ice Age Christmas special?

There already was one in 2011. Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas. If you mean a second one. No there doesn't appear top be another one in the works.


How was the ice age?

the ice age formed by collecting ice together


What is the name of ice age 4?

ice age: continental drift