During the peak of the last Ice Age circa 20,000 years ago, the total volume of glacial ice was about ________ km³, or about ________ times its present amount. A)7 thousand; 55 B)25 million; 100 C)70 million; 2.8 D)2.42 X 10¹²; a million

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During the last Ice Age, the total volume of glacial ice was approximately 70 million km³, which is about 2.8 times its present amount. Option A and B are incorrect because they overestimate the volume of glacial ice during the last Ice Age. Option D is not a valid answer.

During the Peak of the Last Ice Age Circa 20,000