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Earth Science Chapter 5: The Changing Earth
Earth Science Chapter 5: The Changing Earth
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Earth Science - BJU Press
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Most secular & young-earth geologists accept the plate tectonics theory, but disagree on what?
where it happened
when it happened
both when and where it happened
2
Term for a global sea
Pangaea
Tethys
Panthalassa
3
According to secular geologists, which was caused by a collision?
the earth
neither one
both the earth and the moon
the moon
4
Most secular scientists believe the early Earth's atmosphere didn't contain oxygen.
False
True
5
Alfred Wegener was a German meteorologist & geophysicist who proposed the...
continental displacement theory
catastrophic plate tectonics theory
principle of superposition
nebular hypothesis
6
Jupiter causes a problem for the commonly accepted theory of the origin of the solar system.
False
True
7
Which of these has been used to hypothesize which continents were at one time joined?
magnetic crystals
glaciers
mountains
climates
8
Which feature do secular scientists believe formed first?
atmospheric oxygen
moon
continents
oceans
9
term for molten rock
magma
Pangaea
Tethys
10
If you were interested in studying the earth's most recently formed crust, where would you go?
rift at a mid-ocean ridge
asthenosphere
on top of a glacier
middle of a geosyncline
11
The bottom level of the diluvial geologic column is...
the Flood
Creation
the Lost-World era
the New-World Era
12
How long were Noah & family inside the Ark?
40 days & 40 nights
150 days
321 days
377 days
13
The geosyncline theory clearly explains how mountains formed.
False
True
14
Sea-floor spreading is thought to be driven by the movement of what?
sediments
the mantle
synclines
glaciers
15
Circular reasoning is a logical error committed by scientists who...
propose several ice ages
study plate tectonics
believe the geosyncline theory
use index fossils to date rocks
16
Geologists estimate absolute age for a rock by using
principle of superposition
tectonic dating
its composition
radiometric dating
17
The earliest human records date back about how many years?
7000
3000
12,000
5000
18
What level of the diluvial geologic column would you find the greatest number & variety of fossils?
Lost-World Era
the Flood
New-World Era
Creation
19
Who was a creationary scientist that developed a hypothesis on a single ice age after the Flood?
Michael Oard
John Baumgardner
Tasman Walker
Alfred Wegener
20
The species we see today are the same species that Noah released from the Ark.
False
True
21
Term meaning "year of the earth"
anno mundi
anno Domini
ex nihilo
Pangaea
22
Runaway subduction is part of John Baumgardner's catastrophic plate tectonics theory.
False
True
23
Which is NOT a radiometric dating method?
uranium-lead method
tree-ring counting method
carbon-14 method
potassium-argon method
24
Phrase meaning "from nothing"
anno mundi
annon Domini
ex nihilo
25
Which of the following terms doesn't match the other three?
eon
epoch
span
age
26
Which book of the Bible contains the most references to snow, cold, and ice?
Psalms
Exodus
Job
Genesis
27
What secular hypothesis describes how the solar system came to exist?
framework
creation
nebular
28
A creation scientist believes in a single ice age.
True
False
29
Scientists who study layers of rocks work in the field of what?
paleontology
stratigraphy
radiometry
tectonics
