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There have been various periods when most of the earth was covered in glaciers, they are called Ice Ages, and the most recent ended about 10,000 years ago.
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This was called the Ice Age.

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A "Glaciation".

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What is the name of the period when glaciers covered most of the earth?

Ice Age


What does iceage mean?

any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface; "the most recent ice age was during the Pleistocene"


What is the glacial period of history?

A glacial period is like the time of ice ages, when the most of the earth is covered in ice and snow.


During the most recent ice age glaciers covered about what percent of the earth's land area?

30%


Extended period when glaciers covered most of North America continent?

Last Glacial Maximum


Most of earth's water is located in?

No, most of earth's freshwater is located in glaciers.


Where is most earth's freshwater located?

Rainfall is where it is from. Ice caps and glaciers is where most of it is found, followed by groundwater.


What has global warming done in the past?

Glaciers once covered most of Wisconsin and parts northward. The warming over this period certainly made Canada more livable.


When did glaciers cover Ohio?

Extensive areas of the northern hemisphere were covered by glaciers most recently in the Pleistocene Epoch, with periods of glaciation starting around 1.8 million years ago. The most recent period of glaciation ended around 10,000 years ago.


Where is most of the earth' water found?

Most of Earth's fresh water is found in glaciers and ice caps.


Most of Earth's water is stored?

70% of the Earth's freshwater can be found in ice caps and glaciers.


WHERE IS most earth freshwater found?

Glaciers and polar ice caps.