An ice age is a term describing periods of time when the reduction in the temperature of Earth 's surface and atmosphere results in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine …

6 days ago · ice age, any geologic period during which thick ice sheets cover vast areas of land. Such periods of large-scale glaciation may last several million years and drastically reshape surface …

Mar 11, 2015 · An ice age is a period of colder global temperatures and recurring glacial expansion capable of lasting hundreds of millions of years.

May 24, 2017 · An ice age is a period in which the earth's climate is colder than normal, with ice sheets capping the poles and glaciers dominating higher altitudes. Within an ice age, there are varying …

Apr 16, 2023 · The Ice Age, also known as the Pleistocene Epoch, was a period of geological time that lasted from about 2.6 million years ago to 11,700 years ago. It was characterized by the widespread …

Jun 16, 2025 · An ice age is a prolonged period of reduced temperature on Earth, resulting in an expansion of continental ice sheets, glaciers, and sea ice. These periods, lasting millions of years, …

As a whole, ice ages can last up to hundreds of millions of years, the longest ice age reaching approximately 300 million years. During an ice age, a glacial is the period of time where glacial …

The general term "ice age" or, more precisely, "glacial age" denotes a geological period of long-term reduction in the temperature of the Earth 's surface and atmosphere, resulting in an expansion of …

Feb 14, 2023 · An ice age is a period of long-term reduction in the temperature of Earth's climate, resulting in an expansion of the continental ice sheets, polar ice sheets and mountain glaciers.

Ice Age is an American media franchise created by Michael J. Wilson [1], based on an idea by Lori Forte. The franchise, centering on a group of mammals surviving the Pleistocene ice age, consists of …