1st Sem. Exam rev.(Ch. 4) Earth Science

The Flood of Noah's time was worldwide in its extent.

The earth's crust is made of heavy, dense rock from a few miles thick under the oceans to nearly 60 miles thick...

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

The earth's orbit is best described as an ellipse.

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

Secular geologists currently believe that the earth's age is __________.

The plate tectonics theory began as a secular geologic idea.

Most scientists today believe that the earth is about 7000 years old.

The principle of geology that lower layers of rock formed before the layers above them is called the principle of _____.

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

Of all the planets and moons in the solar system that have dense atmospheres, only the earth's atmosphere is __________.

Which of the following is a biological natural resource?

Basis of what we can see from the fossil record, thousands of animal and plant species have become...... since the Fall.

The Moho marks the bottom of the lithosphere.

Life on Earth is safer because our location in the galaxy is __________ exploding stars and black holes.

What property or properties can make a resource precious or valuable?

Who introduced uniformitarianism to geology?

The earth's surface temperature, ocean currents and wind patterns, and plant life depend on the speed of the earth's ___

The earth's crust is made up of large divisions known as __________.

Resources must be protected from __________.

Geology involves both observing the earth and trying to make sense of its history.

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

The "lesser light to rule the night" in Genesis 1 refers to the __________.

One way to conserve a nonrenewable resource while still using it is to __________ it for reuse.

The earth’s core is thought to be made of __________ (a number) parts.

All scientists believe that the earth is regular and predictable.

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

Scientists theorize about what is inside the earth by studying the movement of ________ as they pass through the earth.

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

Earth's moon is not unusual compared with most other moons since it is airless and pockmarked by craters.