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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B Correct answer
Explanation

The four major glacial stages of the Pleistocene in the Alps, from oldest to youngest, are Gunz, Mindel, Riss, and Wurm. They are often remembered by their alphabetical order.