Abeka Science Earth and Space

How often can science make authoritative statements about the origin of the earth?

The supposed starting point of cosmic evolution is

The hypothetical time scale that supposedly charts both the earth’s history and the sequence of the rock layers in the e

Which scientist first suggested that many catastrophes have shaped Earth’s geological features?

What is described as the chimpanzee like “missing link” called “handy man”?

 What is the “missing link” thought to be a transitional form between reptiles and birds?

Another name for transitional forms is intermediates.

What is the belief that the universe and life originated by natural processes over billions of years?

What is described human “ancestor” who was fully human but probably had rickets?

From longest to shortest, the time period into which evolutionists divide that geologic column are __,  __, & __.

A fossil that is considered characteristic of a specific period is a transitional form.

Which of the following was a badly crushed “Homo habilis” skull that scientists found in Kenya?

 What is the “missing link” thought to be a transitional form between amphibians and reptiles?

The principle of __________________states that the same scientific laws in operation today have existed throughout the e

The false belief that all geological processes have always proceeded at the same rate is known as

What is the “missing link” thought to be a transitional form between fish and tetrapods? 

Which geologist popularized Uniformitarianism?

The study of fossils is fossilology.

The evolutionary hypothesis that states that new organisms arise quickly becuz of rapid changes is punctuated equilibrim

The idea that the fittest and strongest of each species are more likely to survive and reproduce than weaker or unfit me

What is described as the “southern apes”?

What deep-sea fish thought to be the ancestor of the first amphibians?

The belief that God called the universe and all that is in it into existence out of nothing is

The size of the portion of the skull that contains the brain is the mental volume.

Fossils that extend through several strata are ___________________ fossils

The idea that one or more catastrophes are primarily responsible for Earth’s geological features is

Charles Lyell popularized evolution with his book On the Origin of Species.

One idea that attempts to reconcile the Bible and evolution is

When an organism shows no change between its appearance in the fossil record and at the present day, scientists refer to

What is the sudden appearance of life in the fossil record called?

What is described as a fossil lost during WWII?