Glaciation In The Last Ice Age 🦣 Flashcards
1
Q
How many years ago did ice cover 30% of the land in the world?
A
18,000 years ago
2
Q
What percentage of the world did ice cover 18,000 years ago?
A
30%
3
Q
In Britain, how far did ice cover?
A
As far as the Bristol channel
4
Q
What is an ice age?
A
An ice Age is a time when thick ice sheets cover vast areas of land as the global temperature stays below 0°C
5
Q
During the last ice age, the temperature remained below___ degrees Celsius which allowed the ice to remain on land all year
A
During the last ice age, the temperature remained below 0°C, which allows the ice to remain on land all year
