Earth Science 5

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

The __ hypothesis doesn't interpret Gen. 1 literally, but instead as parallel groups of 3 days

Most secular and young-earth geologists accept the plate tectonics theory, but they usually disagree on

The planets Mercury and _, _, & _ raise major questions about the validity of the model for the origin of the solar sys.

According to most secular scientists, the earth’s early atmosphere did not contain oxygen

Alfred Wegener was the German meteorologist and geophysicist who proposed the

Geologists determine the relative date of a rock layer by applying the principle of 

Radiometric dating has given ancient ages for rocks that we know were formed by volcanoes just a few yrs before

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

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

Many scientists believe that the large moving plates of the earth’s crust are supported by geologic columns.

A creationary scientist’s explanation for what caused the extinction of the wooly mammoths includes the following EXCEPT

Subduction is a particular type of radiometric dating.

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

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

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

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

Sea-floor spreading occurs at mid-ocean ridges.

The geosyncline theory is popular with geologists today because it clearly explains how mountains formed.

The two kinds of tectonic plates are oceanic and mountainous.

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

Geologically, the term stratum refers to

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

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

The study of the earth’s bedrock, earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountains, and the forces that formed them.

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

Geologists estimate an absolute age for a rock by using

The __ hypothesis has been developed by secular scientists to describe how our solar system came into existence

The __ was the most significant physical event in the earth’s history other than Creation

Who was a creationary scientist who proposed that a single ice age could have occurred after the Flood?

The bottom level of a diluvial geologic column would be

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