Earth Science - Chapter 5

Occurs when one tectonic plate slides beneath another, often forming a trench

theoretical global sea

Sea-Floor spreading occurs at mid-ocean ridges

Scientists who study layers of rocks and their relationships are working in a field called

Alfred Wegener was a german meteorologist and geophysicist who proposed the

Species that we see today are the same species that Noah released form the Ark

Noah's annual calendar consisted of twelve 30 day months

The mid ocean-ridges are locations for tectonic plate subduction

The study of the earth's bedrock, earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains and their forces

We know for certain that it took the Atlantic Ocean about 180 million years to form

Giant moving sections of the earth's crust are called

"year of the Lord"

Radiometric dating methods do not include the

Many creationary scientists believe that there was a single ice age sometime after the flood

The wooly mammoths that died in the far north were probably buried rapidly in vast dust storms

Sea-floor spreading is thought to be driven by the movement of

Which book of the Bible contains the most references to cold weather, snow, and ice?

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

According to most secular geologists, which of these was caused by a collision?

The earliest human records date back to about _______ years ago

Catastrophic plate tectonics

Which of these has been used to hypothesize which continents were at one time joined

The most significant physical event in the earth's history other than creation

Most secular and young-earth geologists accept the plate tectonic theory, but disagree on

Tectonic plates ________

Geosynclines are __________

Subduction is a particular type of radiometric dating

Secular geologists believe Pangaea was

The order of events in the Genesis Creation account is __ the order secular scientists believe things have evolved

molten rock

theoretical supercontinent

Two types of tectonic plates

Creationary scientist who described how a single ice age could have occurred after the Flood.

If you were a geologist interested in studying the earth's most recently formed crust, where would you go?

The Flood described in the book of Genesis ____

Geologists estimate an absolute age for a rock by using

Which of the following features that exist today do secular scientists believe formed first?

Creationists explanation for what caused the extinction of wooly Mammoths includes all except

Which or the following is necessary for a glacial period to begin?

Geologically, the term stratum refers to

Which level of a diluvial geologic column would you find the greatest number/variety of fossils

Methuselah died in the same year the Flood began

"from nothing"

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

Which of the following views does the framework hypothesis of creation support?

Floodwaters had to cover the highest hills by more than 15 cubits so the Ark wouldn't hit bottom during the Flood

"year of the earth"

Scientists believe that moving plates of the earth's crust are supported by geologic columns

Radiometric dating gives ancient ages for rocks that are known to have been formed recently

Runaway subduction is a feature of John Baumgardner's catastrophic plate tectonics theory