BJU Earth Science Chapter 5: The Changing Earth

What occurs when an ocean plate slides beneath a continental plate, often forming a trench

Alfred Wegener was a German meteorologist and geophysicist who proposed the

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

One problem with the old-earth viewpoint is __________________.

A mass of ice produced when snow builds up is a __________.

The diluvial geologic column shows records based on which event?

The idea that older rock layers form at the bottom and younger rocks near the top is called ______________________.

Geologically, the term stratum refers to

Where would you go if you were interested in studying the earth's most recently formed crust?

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

Scientists who study the evolution of life are studying

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

Geologists determine the relative data of a rock layer by applying the principle of _______

Most old and young-earth geologists accept the plate tectonics theory, but disagree on

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

Geologists estimate an absolute age for a rock by using

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