BJU Earth Science Ch.1,4,5,6,8

If information is displayed using a numbered scale, it is most likely __________.

The center of earthquake activity inside the earth

The last waves to reach seismograph stations are the ___ waves.

The letters "BC" describe years before the birth of Christ.

High viscosity (thicker) lava contains more __________ than low viscosity (runny) lava.

Which of these can cause earthquakes?

The scale used to express an earthquake's magnitude.

Metals found in the earth are classified as nonrenewable resources.

The "pulling apart" force is called _________.

The term stratum refers to __________.

Transform boundaries are always strike-slip faults.

What is a wave that cannot travel through liquid?

The view that older rock layers form at the bottom of the geologic column and younger rocks near the top is called ___.

Vertical is to dike as horizontal is to __________.

The commandment to fill the earth, study it, and use it for God's glory and man's benefit is the _______________.

Which type of wave can travel through the earth's core?

The two greatest commandments are to love God and love yourself.

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

Which of the following is a secular idea?

The _____ is the angle of the block moving up or down in a dip-slip fault.

The point on Earth's surface directly above the center of earthquake activity.

The three foundational points of a Christian worldview are Creation, the Fall or Curse, and __________.

Resources that will grow back or be replenished over time, like fish, are called ___________ resources.

A scientific model ________.

A cloud of dust and gas found in the solar system is known as a ______.

Someone who studies water chemistry of a lake would be a ____.

In which level of a diluvial geologic column would you expect to find the greatest number and variety of fossils?

A trench would likely form in a divergent boundary area.

An instrument that both detects and records earth waves is a __________.

The earth's magnetic field is thought to be caused by _________________.

The most destructive waves are surface waves.

A mudslide (mudflow) caused by a volcano is called a __________.

About how many "kinds" of animals were likely on the Ark during the biblical Flood?

The ____________ is the angle of the fault relative to N on a compass.

Giant, moving sections of the earth's crust are called ________________.

Who is considered to be the "Father of Geology"?

The scale used to describe an earthquake's destructiveness.

Subduction would most likely be occurring at a _____ boundary.

Many Creation scientists believe there was a single ice age, sometime after the flood.

The property of a material that allows it to change shape without breaking under stress is __________.

A mid-ocean ridge would likely form in a _______ boundary area.

The average life span of humans was reduced to about one tenth after the flood.

A hole in the volcano where magma forces it's way through the surface is called a _______.

A mountain would likely form in a convergent boundary area.

How long did Noah and his family spend inside the Ark?