Earth Science Chapter 4 Review BJU

the boundary between the earth's crust and its mantle

The study of the earth's structures, materials, and processes

Helped write a book that restored the young-earth view of geology

Resources that come from living things

the region around the sun that is safe for life

The idea that the earth is billions of years old that represents the secular approach to geology

resources that come from nonliving things

The "Father of Geology"

a natural resource that has unlimited supply or is easily replenished

What occurs as a result of the moon's gravity?

the belief that earth-forming processes are natural, have always been the same and have always happened at the same rate

Is the earth's crust THINNER or THICKER under the oceans than under the crust?

the hot, plastic rock that fills the earth’s interior between the crust and the core

a natural resources that cannot be replenished and so is simply used up

What layer of the earth's is the thinnest?

efforts to oversee and wisely control the use of natural resources

the theory that describes how and why tectonic plates moved in the past and are moving today

the sound waves that come from earthquakes that you can feel, but not hear

What worldwide catastrophic event shaped much of the earth as we know it today?

What most directly causes the seasons?

Which planet's gravity is mostly responsible for keeping asteroids away from earth?

What do most scientists believe the earth's core is primarily composed of?

the dense, extremely hot central region of the earth’s interior, consisting of two parts

What protects us from the harmful radiation particles that are streaming through space?

The distance light travels in a year that is the primary unit of distance in space (6 trillion miles)

the combination of the upper mantle and crust that moves with tectonic plates

the earth’s solid, relatively low-density outermost layer of rock that lies under the loose surface materials and oceans

What tool do scientists use to determine the different formations and makeup of the inside of the earth?

 using resources at a rate that allows them to replenish

How old do most young earth creationists believe the earth to be?

any raw material from the natural environment that we use or can use

What are the large divisions that make up the earth's crust?