Ice Age Quizzes: Test Your Knowledge on the Ice Age

Question 1

What was the name of the time when huge sheets of ice covered Earth?

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The Ice Age

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The Stone Age

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The Bronze Age

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The Iron Age

Question 2

Which animal lived during the Ice Age?

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Mammoth

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Lion

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Tiger

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Zebra

Question 3

What is a glacier?

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Lots of ice that slowly moves on land.

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A river of snow

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A frozen lake

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A mountain made of ice

Question 4

Is the Ice Age still happening now?

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No

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Yes

Question 5

Which of these was NOT the weather during the Ice Age?

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Sunny

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Cold

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Rainy

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Windy

Question 6

When Earth had big sheets of ice called glaciers, what was this period called?

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Ice Age

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Stone Age

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Iron Age

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Copper Age

Question 7

Which one of these is NOT a reason why the Ice Age happened?

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More gases trapping heat in our air

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Changes in Earth's orbit around the sun

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Volcanoes erupting more

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Less heat from the sun

Question 8

What do we call a large sheet of ice that moves slowly over land?

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A glacier

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A frozen river

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A type of cloud

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A mountain with snow on top

Question 9

What caused the Earth to get colder during the Ice Age?

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The Earth's orbit changed.

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The Earth moved closer to the sun.

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There were fewer trees.

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Volcanic eruptions blocked out the sun.

Question 10

What was the name of the period when the Earth was covered in ice?

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The Ice Age

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The Stone Age

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The Bronze Age

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The Iron Age

Question 11

What is a glacier?

Accepted Answer

A large river of ice

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A frozen lake

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A type of boat

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A mountain

Question 12

What type of animals lived during the Ice Age?

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Mammoths

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Tigers

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Dinosaurs

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Lions

Question 13

What is the name of the theory that explains how the Ice Age ended?

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The Milankovitch Theory

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The Big Bang Theory

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The Theory of Evolution

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The Theory of Relativity

Question 14

What is the main reason why we know about the Ice Age?

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We have found fossils from that time

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We have oral histories from that time

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We have time machines

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We have written records from that time

Question 15

Which animal lived during the Ice Age?

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Mammoth

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Elephant

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Lion

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Tiger

Question 16

Which of these things did NOT happen during the Ice Age?

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The Earth got warmer.

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The sea levels went down.

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Glaciers formed.

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Many animals disappeared.

Question 17

Which place was NOT covered in glaciers during the Ice Age?

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Africa

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North America

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Europe

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South America

Question 18

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of the Ice Age?

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Many new types of plants arrived.

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A time when large, icy glaciers covered land.

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The weather was much colder than nowadays.

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Many woolly animals appeared.

Question 19

What is a moraine?

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A hill or a ridge made by glaciers.

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A rock formed by glaciers.

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A valley melted by glaciers.

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A frozen river.

Question 20

What is a glacier?

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A large block of ice that moves slowly over land

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A frozen river

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A mountain covered in ice and snow

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A lake that freezes during winter

Question 21

What is a woolly mammoth?

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A large, hairy elephant that lived during the Ice Age

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A type of dinosaur

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A bird that lived in the UK during the Ice Age

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A type of early human

Question 22

What is a moraine?

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A pile of rocks and dirt left behind by a glacier

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An animal that lived during the Ice Age

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A frozen river

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A cave where early humans lived

Question 23

What is a paleontologist?

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A scientist who studies fossils

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A scientist who studies the Ice Age

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A scientist who studies plants

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A scientist who studies animals

Question 24

Long ago, a time came in Earth's history when the planet was much colder, and huge sheets of ice covered vast areas. What was this time called?

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The Ice Age

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The Stone Age

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The Bronze Age

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The Iron Age

Question 25

How did the Ice Age affect the land?

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It made the sea levels lower.

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It created new mountains.

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It made the land warmer.

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It turned all the trees into ice.

Question 26

What do you call the huge sheets of ice that moved slowly over the land during the Ice Age?

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Glaciers

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Tundra

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Icebergs

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Mountains

Question 27

When there was a lot of ice on Earth and it was very cold, what was that time called?

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The Ice Age

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The Stone Age

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The Bronze Age

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The Iron Age

Question 28

How was the weather during the Ice Age?

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Cold and dry

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Warm and wet

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Hot and humid

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Mild and temperate

Question 29

Which of these animals lived during the Ice Age?

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Mammoths, saber-toothed tigers, and woolly rhinos

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Lions, zebras, and elephants

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Dolphins, sharks, and whales

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Monkeys, apes, and lemurs

Question 30

What is a glacier?

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A big, slow-moving river of ice

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A large frozen lake

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A snow-covered mountain

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A frozen river

Question 31

Where were glaciers found during the Ice Age?

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Covering large parts of the Earth

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Only in the North and South Poles

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Only in the mountains

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Only in the oceans

Question 32

What happened to the glaciers after the Ice Age?

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They melted and the Earth became warmer.

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They turned into mountains.

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They floated away into the oceans.

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They're still there today.

Question 33

When glaciers covered most of the planet, what was that period in Earth's history called?

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The Ice Age

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The Warm Age

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The Cold Period

Question 34

Which of these animals was alive during the Ice Age?

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Mammoth

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Tyrannosaurus Rex

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Stegosaurus

Question 35

What is a moraine?

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A pile of rocks left behind by a glacier

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A river of ice

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A type of dinosaur

Question 36

What was the name of the period when Earth was very cold and covered in a lot of ice?

Accepted Answer

The Ice Age

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The Stone Age

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The Bronze Age

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The Iron Age

Question 37

What is a ridge of rocks and soil left behind by a glacier called?

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A moraine

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A glacier

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An ice sheet

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A mountain

Question 38

Which of the following is NOT a sign that the Ice Age happened?

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The Earth was very warm during the Ice Age

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Fossils of animals that lived during the Ice Age

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Ice trapped in the ground

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There are big piles of rocks and dirt that glaciers left behind

Question 39

What was the name of the period when Earth was covered in ice?

Accepted Answer

The Ice Age

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The Stone Age

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The Bronze Age

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The Iron Age

Question 40

What kind of animal lived during the Ice Age?

Accepted Answer

Mammoths

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Elephants

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Tigers

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Lions

Question 41

Why did the Ice Age end?

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The sun got hotter

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The Earth tilted away from the sun

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The moon's pull became stronger

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The oceans rose

Question 42

What was the climate like during the Ice Age?

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Cold and dry

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Hot and humid

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Warm and wet

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Mild and temperate

Question 43

What caused the Ice Age?

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Changes in the Earth's orbit

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Volcanic eruptions

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Asteroid impacts

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Deforestation

Question 44

During Earth's history, what period was marked by huge glaciers covering much of the planet?

Accepted Answer

The Ice Age

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The Stone Age

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The Bronze Age

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The Roman Era

Question 45

What do we call a large, slow-moving body of ice found on land?

Accepted Answer

A glacier

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A river

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A frozen lake

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A cold rock

Question 46

How did glaciers change the Earth's surface?

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They carved out valleys, mountains, and lakes

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They reversed the Earth's magnetic poles

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They created new oceans and continents

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They raised sea levels

Question 47

What was the period after the Ice Age called?

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Holocene

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Neolithic

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Cenozoic

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Pleistocene

Question 48

Which of these was NOT a feature of the Ice Age?

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Lots of plants

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Big glaciers

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Cold weather

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Low sea levels

Question 49

Why was the Ice Age important for people?

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It made people move, invent new tools, and live together differently

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It killed off all the big animals

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It had no effect on people

Question 50

What is one thing that happened during the Ice Age?

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Large areas of the Earth were covered in thick ice

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The Earth became much warmer

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Deserts became bigger

Question 51

How did people change the way they lived during the Ice Age?

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They made better hunting tools

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They built big cities

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They moved to other continents

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They started farming

Question 52

What do we call the big, slow-moving ice that covered the land during the Ice Age?

Accepted Answer

A glacier

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A thin layer of ice

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A permanent frozen lake

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A floating chunk of ice

Question 53

What is the name of the time after the last Ice Age?

Accepted Answer

Holocene

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Miocene

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Paleocene

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Pleistocene

Question 54

Which of these is NOT something we use to learn about the Ice Age?

Accepted Answer

Books written a long time ago

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Rock formations

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Fossils

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Ice cores

Question 55

How long did the Ice Age last?

Accepted Answer

About 2.6 million years

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About 10,000 years

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About 1 million years

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About 100,000 years

Question 56

Which continent was NOT covered in ice sheets during the Ice Age?

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Australia

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North America

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Antarctica

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Europe