Ice Age Quiz

During the ice age, the climate was characterized by ________ temperatures and ________ levels of precipitation.

• mild, moderate

• cold, high

• hot, low

• freezing, dry

What is the primary cause of ice ages?

• Greenhouse gas emissions

• Milankovitch cycles

• Volcanic activity

• Solar flares

True or False: The last ice age occurred approximately 2.6 million years ago.

• False

• True

What is the term used to describe the period between ice ages?

• post-glacial

• pre-glacial

• intraglacial

• interglacial

Which of the following animals lived during the ice age? a) Mammoths b) Saber-toothed tigers c) Giant sloths d) All of the above

• d

• c

• b

• a

What characteristics do animals have on ice age?

• Thick fur or hair

• big and beautuful

• fur and big eyes

• long necks

True or False: The woolly mammoth was one of the largest mammals to have ever lived.

• True

• Partially true

• False