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Some also say: ice age = all of the ice ages (a general name). Ice Age = Pleistocene Glacial Epoch.

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What is the climate change term for coldest phase of climate cycle?

The term for the coldest phase of a climate cycle is "glacial period" or "ice age". During a glacial period, Earth experiences lower global temperatures and an expansion of ice sheets.


What is the geological name for ice age?

The geological term for an ice age is a "glacial period" or "glaciation." These are times in Earth's history when ice sheets and glaciers advanced over large portions of the planet's surface, leading to colder temperatures and lower sea levels.


What is fertile soil laid down at the conclusion of the Pleistocene Ice Age by wind called?

Loess is the term used to describe fertile soil deposits made by wind at the end of the Pleistocene Ice Age. This fine-grained material is typically found in areas that were covered by glaciers during the Ice Age.


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 long did the ice age last?

Ice ages last for some tens of millions of years with intervals of about 150 million years between them. The term is used more loosely to identify the last time that ice sheets covered much of Europe and North America.I think the ice age lasted until it melted!the iceage took about 100.000 years.

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Is ice age capital in a sentence?

does ice age need to be capitalized


What does ice mean in latin?

The Latin term for ice is glacies, or gelu.


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 is the climate change term for coldest phase of climate cycle?

The term for the coldest phase of a climate cycle is "glacial period" or "ice age". During a glacial period, Earth experiences lower global temperatures and an expansion of ice sheets.


How can earth be in the middle of an ice age when it is experiencing global warming?

Earth is currently in an interglacial period within an ice age cycle, which means that although global temperatures are warming, the planet as a whole is still experiencing the effects of the ongoing ice age. The term "ice age" refers to a period of time when large portions of the Earth's surface are covered in ice sheets, which is distinct from short-term fluctuations in temperature like global warming.


Why was the Paleolithic Age known as the Ice Age?

The Paleolithic Age is not specifically known as the Ice Age. The Paleolithic Age refers to the early part of human history, characterized by the use of stone tools. The term "Ice Age" refers to a period of time when Earth's climate was colder than it is today, with extensive ice sheets covering a significant portion of the planet.


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


How many ice age films are therE?

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


The period of time in which a long term reduction of temperature in the earth's surface occured?

The period of time in which a long-term reduction of temperature in the Earth's surface occurred is known as an ice age. Ice ages are characterized by the expansion of ice sheets and glaciers, leading to lower global temperatures and altered climate patterns. These periods have occurred multiple times in Earth's history, with the most recent ice age ending around 11,700 years ago.


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.