BJU Earth Science Chapter 5: The Changing Earth

Which one of the following four terms does not belong with the other three?

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

Giant moving sections of the earth's crust are called

Tectonic plates are giant moving sections of the earth's crust

According to most secular scientists, the earths early atmosphere did not contain oxygen

What occurs when one tectonic plate slides beneath another, often forming a trench

Alfred Wegener was a German meteorologist and geophysicist who proposed the

Define Pangea

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

Define Panthalassa

Radiometric dating methods do not include the

The bottom level of a diluvial geologic column would be

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

Circular reasoning is a logical error committed by scientists who

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

Define anno mundi

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

Define ex nihilo

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

Define magma

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

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

Define anno Domini

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

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

The earliest human records date back to about _____ years ago.

Scientists who study layers of rocks and their relationships are working in a field called

Geologists estimate an absolute age for a rock by using

Which level of a diluvial geologic column would you expect to find the most fossils?

Geologically, the term stratum refers to