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Science 12/2

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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
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