Ice Age (Noun)
Meaning
Any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface; "the most recent ice age was during the Pleistocene".
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The Earth's most recent ice age, also known as the Pleistocene glaciation, occurred from approximately 110,000 to 10,000 years ago.
- During the last ice age, large parts of North America, Europe, and Asia were covered by massive glaciers that scoured out valleys and created lakes.
- The ice age that occurred during the Cryogenian period is thought to have been the most severe in the Earth's history, with glaciers covering nearly the entire planet.
- Scientists have been studying the effects of the ice age on the Earth's climate, including the impact on sea levels and ocean currents.
- The ice age that ended 10,000 years ago had a profound impact on human migration and the development of early civilizations.