Earth Science - Chapter 5

The wooly mammoths that died in the far north were probably buried rapidly in vast dust storms

Geologically, the term stratum refers to

Scientists believe that moving plates of the earth's crust are supported by geologic columns

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

Tectonic plates ________

The mid ocean-ridges are locations for tectonic plate subduction

molten rock

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

Radiometric dating methods do not include the

Sea-Floor spreading occurs at mid-ocean ridges

The most significant physical event in the earth's history other than creation

The study of the earth's bedrock, earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains and their forces

theoretical supercontinent

Subduction is a particular type of radiometric dating

Runaway subduction is a feature of John Baumgardner's catastrophic plate tectonics theory

Methuselah died in the same year the Flood began

"year of the earth"

The Flood described in the book of Genesis ____

Secular geologists believe Pangaea was

Catastrophic plate tectonics

Which or the following is necessary for a glacial period to begin?

Which level of a diluvial geologic column would you find the greatest number/variety of fossils

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

Geologists estimate an absolute age for a rock by using

The order of events in the Genesis Creation account is __ the order secular scientists believe things have evolved

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

"year of the Lord"

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

We know for certain that it took the Atlantic Ocean about 180 million years to form

Giant moving sections of the earth's crust are called

Geosynclines are __________

If you were a geologist interested in studying the earth's most recently formed crust, where would you go?

theoretical global sea

Alfred Wegener was a german meteorologist and geophysicist who proposed the

"from nothing"

Floodwaters had to cover the highest hills by more than 15 cubits so the Ark wouldn't hit bottom during the Flood

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

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

Creationists explanation for what caused the extinction of wooly Mammoths includes all except

Creationary scientist who described how a single ice age could have occurred after the Flood.

The earliest human records date back to about _______ years ago

Species that we see today are the same species that Noah released form the Ark

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

Noah's annual calendar consisted of twelve 30 day months

About how many kinds of animals were likely on the Ark during the biblical Flood?

Two types of tectonic plates

Radiometric dating gives ancient ages for rocks that are known to have been formed recently

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

Which of the following views does the framework hypothesis of creation support?