The Earth's most recent ice age is called the ________ and began approximately ________ years ago.

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The most recent ice age is called the Pleistocene Period and began approximately 2.6 million years ago. The other answer choices are incorrect because they refer to different time intervals in Earth's geological history. The Holocene Period refers to the current geological epoch, which began around 12 thousand years ago. The Paleozoic Era spans from 540 million to 251 million years ago, and the Cenozoic Era spans from 65 million years ago to the present day.

The Earth's Most Recent Ice Age Is Called the ________