The earths surface temperature, ocean currents, wind patterns, and even the cycles of animal/plant life depend on

The speed of the earths rotation

Which of the following statements is true?

Some biological and some non-biological natural resources are renewable.

The Apollo 8 Christmas Eve broadcast from lunar orbit in 1968…

Shocked scientists because it quoted the Bible.

What property or properties can make a resource precious or valuable?

The need, demand and accessibility.

From the Bible, we can understand that…

The earth and its place in the universe were designed to support life .

If the earths axis were perpendicular to its orbital plane,

There would be a wide hot equatorial belt and very cold polar zones.

What unusual property of water helps animals survive cold winters in a pond?

Water floats when it becomes a solid.

Which one minimizes the possibility of collisions with asteroids?

The location in the solar system

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1
The earths surface temperature, ocean currents, wind patterns, and even the cycles of animal/plant life depend on
The speed of the moon
The speed of the earths rotation
The speed of the sun
The speed of the earths tilt
2
Forests are a _ resource.
Renewable biological
Non-renewable biological
Non-renewable non-biological
Renewable non-biological
3
Which property of earth provides proper light and heat for life?
The relationship to the sun
The mass
The atmosphere
The location in the galaxy
4
Scientists believe that the earths core is composed mostly of…
Copper
Iron
Steel
Aluminum
5
The Moho is found at the…
Bottom of the lithosphere.
Center of the earth.
Bottom of the crust.
Bottom of the mantle
6
The moon’s gravity produces…
Both the tides and the tilt.
Neither the tides nor the tilt.
The tilt of the Earth.
The tides on earth.
7
How do geologist collect data to model the Earth interior?
From earthquake waves
From x rays
By sonar
By radar
8
Which of the following statements is true?
All renewable natural resources are non-biological natural resources.
All non-biological natural resources are renewable.
Some biological and some non-biological natural resources are renewable.
All renewable natural resources are biological natural resources.
9
The Apollo 8 Christmas Eve broadcast from lunar orbit in 1968…
Shocked scientists because it quoted the Bible.
Was taped before launch.
Included a passage from the gospel of John.
Praised The Big Bang Theory
10
This region varies in thickness from 5 to 10 km to 20 to 90 km.
B
A
C
11
Who restored support for a young Earth view of geology by writing “The Genesis Flood” in 1961?
Henry Morris
Neither John nor Henry
John Whitcomb
Both John and Henry
12
The old Earth view of the Earth’s history is called the _______ viewpoint.
Old time
Early time
Deep time
13
What property or properties can make a resource precious or valuable?
None of those.
The need or demand for it
The need, demand and accessibility.
How accessible it is
14
From the Bible, we can understand that…
God set the universe in motion at creation and has left it alone since then
The features of earth and the universe are properties of matter.
The earth formed by natural processes.
The earth and its place in the universe were designed to support life .
15
What would happen if the Earth orbited the sun beyond the habitability zone?
All of the above would occur.
Too little sunlight would reach the earth, stunting plant growth.
Carbon dioxide clouds would form.
Most water on the earth’s surface would freeze over.
16
This region is made entirely of dense, hot plastic like solid rock.
B
A
C
17
The “lesser light to rule the night” in Genesis 1 refers to the ____.
Moon
Light
Sun
Stars
18
Hydroelectric power is a _ resource.
Renewable non-biological
Non-renewable biological
Non-renewable non-biological
Renewable biological
19
Who introduced uniformitarianism to geology?
James Hutton
Charles Lyell
Charles Darwin
Alfred Wegener
20
This region is made of solid, low density rock.
A
C
B
21
Which area occupies the highest percentage of the Earth’s volume?
E
B
D
C
22
Oil is a _ resource
Non-renewable biological
Renewable non-biological
Non-renewable non-biological
Renewable biological
23
The Earth core is thought to be made of _ parts. (A number)
1
6
2
4
24
Iron ore is a _ resource.
Renewable non-biological
Non-renewable biological
Non-renewable non-biological
Renewable biological
25
This region makes up most of the Earth’s volume.
C
A
B
26
Which planet’s gravity is most responsible for keeping asteroids away from earth?
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
27
Which one deflect dangerous radiation particles from the sun?
The water
The location in the galaxy
The atmosphere
The magnetic field
28
Among other things, the Earth atmosphere protects us from…
Solar wind
Sunspots
Meteors
Ozone
29
Drinking water is a _ resource.
Non-renewable biological
Non-renewable non-biological
Renewable non-biological
Renewable biological
30
If the earths axis were perpendicular to its orbital plane,
The equatorial zone would be cooler than it is.
There would be a wide hot equatorial belt and very cold polar zones.
The zone between the equatorial region and the poles would be much broader.
The polar zones would be warmer than they are.
31
What unusual property of water helps animals survive cold winters in a pond?
Water floats when it becomes a solid.
Water sinks when it becomes a solid.
Water never becomes a solid.
Water becomes denser when it gets colder.
32
Which one minimizes the possibility of collisions with asteroids?
The location in the galaxy
The magnetic field
The location in the solar system
The relationship to the sun
33
Which one dissolves nutrients that living things need and moderates earth climate?
The mass
The water
The location in the solar system
The tilt
34
what is the clearest evidence that life in the world today is out of balance because of The Fall?
Species moving into an area replacing other species
Species change with a kind
Species go extinct
New species are being discovered.
35
Resources must be protected from
Trash
Donald Trump
Pollutants
Kamala Harris
36
The word geology literally means the study of the…
Core
Ocean
Earth
Crust
37
Which of the following questions would fall within the limits of historical geology?
Where can we look for new iron ore deposits?
How thick is the earths crust?
How did the Grand Canyon form?
What causes earthquakes?
38
Where is the asthenosphere located?
C
A
B
D
39
Which one protects from radiation from supernovas and the effect of black holes?
The water
The magnetic field
The mass
The location in the galaxy
40
Which one evens out seasonal surface temperatures?
The water
The atmosphere
The location in the solar system
The tilt
41
Which of the following is a biological natural resource?
Seawater
Shrimp
Sunlight
Soil
42
Which one contains oxygen and shields from meteors?
The atmosphere
The location in the Galaxy
The magnetic field
Water
43
Seismic waves from the surface slow down as they enter this region.
C
B
A
44
Which one creates a gravitational strength that is just right for life?
The tilt
The mass
The magnetic field
The atmosphere
45
Where is the crust located?
C
B
A
F
46
Life on earth is safer because our location in the galaxy is ______ exploding stars and black holes.
Right next to
Beneath
Close to
Well away from
47
Solar energy is a _ resource
Renewable non-biological
Non-renewable non-biological
Non-renewable biological
Renewable biological
48
Some seismic waves cannot penetrate this region.
A
C
B
49
Modern geologitcall themselves this to show they do not believe the earths geological history was uniform through time.
Neocatastrophists
Catastrophists
Neouniformitarians
Uniformitarians
50
Our moon is _______________ the average moon in our solar system.
Much smaller than
About the same size as
Much larger than
Slightly smaller than
51
We can see from the fossil record that thousands of animal and plant species have become _____ since the Fall.
Dead
Rotten
Kamala Harris
Extinct
52
Which area is possibly the source of the earth’s magnetic field?
D
C
E
F
53
Wind energy is a _ resource
Renewable biological
Non-renewable non-biological
Renewable non-biological
Nonrenewable biological
54
Where is Mohorovičić discontinuity located?
D
A
B
C
55
Scientist theorize about what is inside the earth by studying the movement of _______ as they pass through the Earth.
Secular waves
Ocean waves
Seismic waves
Earthquake waves
56
A resource manager, who is concerned with sustainable yields works with _______.
A non-renewable resource.
A renewable resource.
A polluted resource.
Either a renewable or nonrenewable resource.
57
Young earth creationists believed that the Earth’s age is about…
4004 years
4 to 5 million years
6000 to 7000 years
2018 years
58
This region consists of a solid and liquid region.
B
A
C
59
Nearly extinct species is a _ resource.
Renewable biological
Non-renewable biological
Renewable non-biological
Nonrenewable non-biological
60
Are seasons are most directly caused by the Earth’s…
Rotation
Atmosphere
Tilt
Gravity
61
The earth’s crust is
Thicker under oceans than under the continents
About the same thickness, no matter where are you measure it
Thinner under oceans then under the continents
Constantly changing in thickness over time.
62
Of all the planets and moons in the solar system that have dense atmospheres only the earths atmosphere is…
Transparent
Not dense
Magnetic
Translucent
63
The principle of geology that lower layers of rock formed before the layers above them is called the principle of _____.
Superposition
Stupidposition
Superstition
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64
The Earth’s _______ protects us from harmful radiation particles that are streaming through space.
Tilt
Magnetic field
Rotation
65
Besides providing safety for life, why is the earths location in the Milky Way galaxy ideal for God’s image bearers?
It is a good location to listen for intelligent life.
It is about the same distance to travel to the nearest stars.
It allows us a very clear view of the heavens.
We are closer to heaven than we would be at the center of the galaxy.
66
Tuna fish is a _ resource
Renewable biological
Non renewable biological
Non-renewable non-biological
Renewable non-biological
67
The earth’s crust is made up of large divisions known as…
Continent
Geo shields
Tectonic plates
Cores
68
Which area contains both a solid part and a liquid part?
D
C
F
E
69
One way to conserve a non-renewable resource while still using it is to _____ it for reuse.
Throw away
Recycle
Renew
Throw it at Kamala Harris’s head
70
Where is the lithosphere located?
D
A
C
B
71
Earth is a _______ planet because God created it for life
Boring
Special
Weird
Unique
72
Secular geologists currently believe that the Earth age is…
1 million years
4.5 billion years
100 million years
3 billion years
73
Which area is divided into tectonic plates?
A
D
C
B
74
This region contains the asthenosphere.
C
A
B
75
Which of the following layers of the Earth is the thinnest?
Crust
Mantle
Asthenosphere
Core
76
Which of the following is the least dangerous location in a large galaxy like ours?
The dense Galactic center
A dense, dusty spiral arm with lots of stars
A star cluster located between the arms of the galaxy
The space between arms of the galaxy

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