BJU Earth science ch. 4

T/F? Some biological and some nonbiological natural resources are renewable.

The moon's gravity produces

Who restored support for a young-earth view of geology by writing "The Genesis Flood" in 1961

What do scientists use to study the inside of the earth?

T/F The plate tectonics theory can be explained within a young-earth worldview.

Our seasons are most directly caused by

Young-earth creationists believe that the earth's age is about ______ years old.

What Biblical event would be most in conflict with an old-earth geology viewpoint?

T/F The mantle material is denser than the core material.

T/F The earth is the only body in our solar system that has an atmosphere.

Which planet's gravity is most responsible for keeping asteroids away from Earth?

A resource manager who is concerned with sustainable yields would be working with

The belief that God used biological evolution to allow life to develop on Earth.

Scientists believe that the earth's core is composed mostly of

T/F Geologists sometimes use explosives to create artificial seismic waves.

The earth's crust is made up of large divisions called

Who is considered to be the Father of Geology?

Among other things, the earth's atmosphere protects us from

T/F The earth's orbit is best described as an ellipse.

The earth's crust is

Secular geologists currently believe that the earth's age is ______ years old

Our moon is ______ the average moon in our solar system.

What is "the lesser light to rule the night" referring to?

The old earth view of earth's history that assigns ages to rocks extending far back into time.

The word geology literally means the study of the

The Moho is found at the

which of these is a biological natural resource?

Which of these layers of the earth is the thinnest?

Which of these questions would fall within the limits of historical geology?

T/F All scientists believe that the earth is regular and predictable.