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Science 12/2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the geological term stratum referring to? | multiple layers of rock |
| What are magnetic crystals? | crystals that are magnetic |
| Sea-floor spreading is thought ot be driven by the movement of | magma |
| Describe tectonic plates | deferent pieces of the earth's crust |
| What do secular scientists believe formed first? | the moon |
| According to most secular geologists, how do they believe the moon formed | by a collision |
| According to the old earth story what event happened last? | Ice Ages |
| Secular geologists believe that pangea was | made of many continental plates (large land mass made of many continental plates) |
| According to an old earth geologist what was necessary for a glacial period to begin? | gradual cooling of the earth |
| What do old-earth geologists use to help them explain a fossil graveyard? | localized catastrophy |
| what was created first in the young-earth story? | light |
| How is the order of events in the Genesis creation account different from the order in which secular scientists believe things have evolved? | what was created first |
| Describe floods described in the book of Genesis | marked the end of the pre-flood civilization |
| How long did Noah and his family spend inside the Ark? | 271 |
| According to the diluvial geological time scale the lowest stratum of the geological column would represent | The Creation Event |
| According to a young-earth view, during which period would you expect to find the greatest number and variety of fossils? | The Flood |
| Describe catastrophic tectonics | produce rapid movements of tectonic plates during short amount of times |
| A Creationist's explanation for what caused the extinction of the wooly mammoth includes all of the following except | plate tectonics |
| Compare and contrast the old earth story and the young earth story | You didn't give an answer for this one :o) |
| This we know for certain: No human was present to view the earth's | beginnings |
| The planets ____________ and __________ raise major questions about the validity of the commonly accepted model for the origin of the solar system because of the way they rotate. | Venus Uranus |
| Geologists determine the relative date of a rock layer by applying the principle of | superposition |
| The study of earth-shaping processes and the structures they form is called | techtonics |
| The ____________ hypothesis has been developed by secular scientists to describe how our solar system came into existence. | nuclear |
| An ice age with lots of extra snowfall would require the oceans, the main source of water vapor for snow formation, be much _______________ than normal | warmer |
| The most significant physical event in the earth's history other than Creation was | the flood |
| According to young-earth geologists, the order of fossils in the fossil record reflects the ability of organisms to______________. | free to survive |