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Earth Science Chapter 4 Review 2015
Earth Science Chapter 4 Review 2015
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This protects us from harmful radiation particles travelling through space
core
speed of the earth
tilt of the earth
magnetic field
2
Young earth creationists believe the earth's age is about
6000-7000 years
4-5 million years
2015 years
4004 years
3
Who restored support for a young earth view of geology by writing
The Genesis Flood
in 1961?
Henry Morris
John Whitcomb
Ken Ham
Bill Nye
4
The earth's seasons are most directly caused by
the earth's atmosphere
the earth's gravity
the earth's tilt
the earth's rotation
5
This graph shows an obvious relationship between the speed of sound and density.
true
false
6
Which of these is pointing to the Moho?
B
A
C
D
7
According to Lyell, this is the key to the past
the past
the gift
the future
the present
8
Compromise belief that says God used evolution to allow life to develop on earth
progressive creationism
day age theory
theistic evolution
biological evolution
9
Geologists that study earthquake waves
quakeologists
seismologists
mohologists
wavologists
10
The earth's crust is
thinner under the oceans than under the continents
about the same thickness no matter where you measure it
thicker under the oceans than under the continents
constantly changing in thickness over time
11
The earth's crust is made up of large divisions known as
tectonic plates
geoshields
cores
continents
12
Which of these is pointing to the lithosphere?
F
D
C
E
13
Scientists believe that the earth's core is composed mostly of
steel
copper
iron
aluminum
14
Which planet's gravity is most responsible for keeping asteroids away from Earth?
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn
15
Who is considered to be the "Father of Geology"?
Alfred Wegener
Charles Darwin
Charles Lyell
James Hutton
16
An important result of the earth being in the habitability zone
liquid water
carbon dioxide gas
the right amount of gravity
protection from meteors and comets
17
The word geology literally means the study of the
ocean
core
earth
crust
18
Which of these statements is true?
Some biological and some nonbiological are renewable
all nonbiological resources are non re
All renewable resources are nonbiological
All renewable resources are biological
19
The densest part of the earth
mantle
crust
Moho
core
20
What safe place is our solar system located in?
between Mars and Jupiter
between spiral arms
center of the galaxy
just outside the snickers galaxy
21
The number of parts the core of the earth is believed to have
0
trick question, there is no core
1
2
22
The earth's atmosphere protects us from
sunspots
meteors
ozone
solar wind
23
Another name for the old earth view
hammer time
down time
outta time
deep time
24
Secular geologists currently believe that the earth's age is
3 billion years
100 million years
4-5 billion years
1 million years
25
Which of these is pointing to the core?
A
F
E
D
26
Which of these is a biological natural resource?
shrimp
sunlight
seawater
soil
27
Which of these questions would fall within the limits of historical geology?
How thick is the earth's crust?
What causes earthquakes?
Where can we look for a new iron ore deposit?
How did the Grand Canyon form?
28
What Biblical event would be most in conflict with an old earth geology viewpoint?
the Fall
the Tower of Babel
the birth of Christ
the Flood
29
Earthquake waves that help us theorize about the earth's interior
smessic
smisik
seismic
sighsmick
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The Moho is found at the
center of the earth
bottom of the crust
bottom of the mantle
bottom of the lithosphere