Multiple choice

The correct chronological sequence of periods of Pleistocene Ice Age is

  1. Riss-Gunz-Wurm-Mindel

  2. Gunz-Mindel-Riss-Wurm

  3. Mindel-Riss-Gunz-Wurm

  4. Riss-Wurm-Gunz-Mindal
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Explanation

The Pleistocene Ice Age had four major glacial periods in chronological order: Gunz (oldest), Mindel, Riss, and Wurm (youngest). This sequence represents advancing and retreating ice sheets over approximately 2.6 million years. The Gunz-Mindel-Riss-Wurm ordering is well-established in European Alpine stratigraphy.

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