10 Questions
Who proposed the division of the geological strata of northern Italy into four successive formations or 'orders'?
Giovanni Arduino
Which epoch of the Quaternary Period spans from 2.58 million years ago to 11.7 thousand years ago?
Pleistocene
What is the term used to define the cyclic growth and decay of continental ice sheets related to the Milankovitch cycles in the Quaternary Period?
Milankovitch cycles
As of 2023, how many epochs does the Quaternary Period officially consist of according to the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS)?
Two
Which is the most recent of the three periods of the Cenozoic Era in the geologic time scale?
Quaternary
What is the duration of the Quaternary Period?
2.58 million years ago to the present
Which epoch of the Quaternary Period is officially recognized by the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS)?
Holocene
Who proposed the division of the geological strata of northern Italy into four successive formations or 'orders'?
Giovanni Arduino
What term is used to define the cyclic growth and decay of continental ice sheets related to the Milankovitch cycles in the Quaternary Period?
Glacial-interglacial cycles
What is the third epoch proposed for the Quaternary Period, but not officially recognized by the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS)?
Anthropocene
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