Pleistocene Epoch

When was the Pleistocene Epoch?

• 1 million-100,000 years ago

• 2 million-11,000 years ago

• 2.58 million-11,700 years ago

• 1.5 million-10,500 years ago

How many major Ice Ages have there been?

• 7

• 5

• 3

• 6

The following were around during the Pleistocene Epoch

• Humans

• Mammoths

• Crocodiles

• All of the above

The cold climate of the Pleistocene was...

• A continuation of the last 55 million years falling temperatures.

• A result of the glacial period.

• The cause of global warming.

• None of the above.

What were the two major climates during the Pleistocene Epoch?

• Glacial, Tropical

• Tundra, Frozen Tundra

• Glacial, Interglacial

• Warmer, Colder

Glaciers are formed from...

• Water freezing over time.

• Chunks of frozen earth.

• Existing ice in the earths large bodies of water

• Snow and Time

Which was the largest Ice Sheet in N. America?

• Greenland Ice sheet

• Laurentide Ice sheet

• Cordilleran Ice sheet

• Brooks Range Glacier

T/F, The great lakes were formed from glaciers.

• True

• False

What interglacial phase are we in?

• Pliocene

• Holocene

• Pleistocene

• Tarantian

Who first presented ice age theory?

• Louis Agassiz

• Leonard Nimoy

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel