BJU Press Earth Science Chapter 11

Fossil organisms found in various kinds of natural traps probably formed before or after the Flood, not during the Flood

Mineralogists would classify coal as a mineral.

densest & hardest form of coal that's dark & more than 90% carbon, & burns with the hottest and least smoke filled flame

Evolutionists believe coal is millions of years old so they wouldn't try to use carbon-14 dating to determine coal's age

a gaseous fuel often found with petroleum, that consists mostly of the organic gas methane

How do old earth-scientists explainsoft tissues inside a supposedly 68-million-year old dinosaur fossil bone?

As per the Flood model, paleontologists can assume that fossil organisms in the same strata lived at the same time/place

What is the main difference between a fossil and a microfossil?

The first step in an old-earth view of coal formation is dead plants (buried under sediments) turning into lignite

the disappearance of a fossil form from the geologic column in more recent strata (old earth)

Any remains or trace of a formerly living thing, that is preserved by natural processes is a...

dark brown soft crumbly coal about 30% carbon, includes liquid organic substances as well as fibrous fossil plant matter

crude oil taken from the ground, traditionally known as a liquid fossil fuel made of decomposed fossil marine organisms

natural energy source believed to have formed from fossilized organisms, and includes coal, petroleum, & natural gas

What makes up a fossil's scientific name?

type of fossil that appears reliably in order in the geologic column sequence around the world, and is used to age rocks

When were the animals in the La Brea Tar Pits trapped and fossilized according to geologic history based on the Bible?

Why do some plants in cities where air pollution is an issue use anthracite coal though it's hard to find and expensive?

How do you obtain natural gas and petroleum?

moderately dense, hard coal that is dark brown to black in color and is about 70% carbon, and contains the most energy

In what kind of rock are fossils usually found?

metamorphic, organic sedimentary rock formed from fossilized terrestrial plant matter

It is not logical to date index fossils using the age of rock they appear in, then date other rocks using index fossils

Mineral replacement produces what kind of fossil?

the study of fossil animals and plants

fossil of an organism that supposedly shows a step in the evolution from one kind of organism to a more complex organism

What is a good indication that certain fossils were buried rapidly?

Fossils don’t really help us pursue biblical dominion.