Methane. Methane is an odorless, colorless flammable gas. It is used primarily as fuel to make heat and light. It is also used to manufacture organic chemicals. Methane can be formed by the decay of natural materials and is common in landfills, marshes, septic systems and sewers.Methane can form an EXPLOSIVE mixture in air at levels as low as 5 percent.t is also used to manufacture organic chemicals. Methane can be formed by the decay of natural materials and is common in landfills, marshes, septic systems and sewers. Methane can form an EXPLOSIVE mixture in air at levels as low as 5 percent.
â¢ PALEOLITHIC AGE (noun). The noun PALEOLITHIC AGE has 1 sense: 1. second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC. Familiarity information: PALEOLITHIC AGE used as a noun is very rare.
The Stone Age is also divided into three different periods. Paleolithic or Old Stone Age: from the first production of stone artefacts, about 2.5 million years ago, to the end of the last Ice Age, about 9,600 BCE.This is the longest Stone Age period. The main types of evidence are fossilized human remains and stone tools, which show a gradual increase in their complexity.aleolithic or Old Stone Age: from the first production of stone artefacts, about 2.5 million years ago, to the end of the last Ice Age, about 9,600 BCE.