BJU Earth science ch. 4

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

The earth's crust is

Which of these layers of the earth is the thinnest?

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

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

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

Our seasons are most directly caused by

The word geology literally means the study of the

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

which of these is a biological natural resource?

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

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

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

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

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

Who is considered to be the Father of Geology?

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

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

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

The moon's gravity produces

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

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

The Moho is found at the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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