BJU Earth Science Chapter 5: The Changing Earth

Which one of the following four terms does not belong with the other three?

Geologists estimate an absolute age for a rock by using

Many creationary scientists believe that there was a single ice age sometime after the Flood

Define magma

Define Panthalassa

According to most secular geologists, which of these was caused by a collision?

Define Pangea

Tectonic plates are giant moving sections of the earth's crust

Alfred Wegener was a German meteorologist and geophysicist who proposed the

Geologists determine the relative data of a rock layer by applying the principle of _______

Giant moving sections of the earth's crust are called

The bottom level of a diluvial geologic column would be

Geologically, the term stratum refers to

Define anno Domini

Sea-floor spreading is thought to be driven by the movement of

Which of these has been used to hypothesize which continents were at one time joined?

Scientists who study layers of rocks and their relationships are working in a field called

According to most secular scientists, the earths early atmosphere did not contain oxygen

The earliest human records date back to about _____ years ago.

Where would you go if you were interested in studying the earth's most recently formed crust?

Define ex nihilo

Which book of the Bible contains the most references to cold weather, snow, and ice?

Which of the following features that exist today do secular scientist believe formed first?

How long did Noah and his family spend inside the Ark?

Which level of a diluvial geologic column would you expect to find the most fossils?

Define anno mundi

What occurs when one tectonic plate slides beneath another, often forming a trench

Radiometric dating methods do not include the

Most secular and young-earth geologists accept the plate tectonics theory, but disagree on

Circular reasoning is a logical error committed by scientists who