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Why do you think the most recent cold period only caused glaciers to form on high ground?
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∙ 12y ago
Because the higher you go from sea level, the colder it gets. That is why early aviators wore sheepskin coats, gloves and leather helmets to keep them warm in their open cockpits.
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What age of time did glaciers form?
Current glaciers are still forming, but the most recent period of cooling and massive glaciation know as 'The Ice Age', occured in the Pleistocene, starting around 1.8 million years ago.
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"
During the recent ice age glaciers covered almost what percent of earths land?
During the recent ice age, glaciers covered almost 30 percent of earths land.
The most recent of the ice age glaciers is named after what state?
Wisconsin
What is the time period in which glaciers covered most of the earth?
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.the ice age
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.
During the most recent ice age glaciers covered about what percent of the earth's land area?
30%
Which period is the most recent?
as
What is a sentence for the word recent?
In recent times, financial problems are rife.The recent storm caused a lot of damage.
What caused the recent typhoons?
someone farted
What is the most recent geological time period?
Quaternary.
Most Recent Period in The Cenozoic Era?
The last period of the Cenozoic era is the Neogene period, which was preceded by the Paleogene period.
