Which of the following is true of the Pleistocene?
A)Sea levels were 100 m higher than today.
B)At its height almost three quarters of Earth was covered with ice.
C)The onset of a glacial period lasted 900 000 years,while the deglaciation took 10 000 years.
D)It began 1.65 mya and had at least 18 glacial/interglacial cycles.
E)30 m of ice covered Hudson Bay.

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The Pleistocene began 1.65 million years ago and had at least 18 glacial/interglacial cycles, according to current scientific consensus. Sea levels were not higher than today, but actually lower during glacial periods due to the amount of water stored as ice on land. While a large portion of Earth's surface was covered by ice at the height of the Pleistocene, it was not three quarters of the planet. The onset of glacial periods varied in length, but typically lasted tens of thousands of years, while deglaciation was much shorter, taking only several thousand years. There is no evidence that 30 meters of ice covered Hudson Bay.

Which of the Following Is True of the Pleistocene