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Sci 8 Ch 4
Geology- The Earth Speaks
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Geology | The study of the earth |
| uniformitarianism | earth- forming processes are natural, have always been the same, and have always happened at the same rate |
| deeptime | view that the earth is very old! 4.5 billion years |
| crust | earth's outer layer, 3-6 miles deep under the oceans |
| Moho | the boundary line between the crust and the mantle |
| lithosphere | the combination of the crust and upper mantle |
| core | the very inner part of the earth. Geologists believe this is mostly iron |
| naturalresource | any raw material we use from our environment |
| renewable | a resource such as water, air, or sunlight |
| nonrenewable | a resource such as oil or coal |
| resourcemanagement | the effort to oversee and control the use of natural resources |
| image | humans are made in God's _______________ |
| magneticfield | deflects dangerous radiation particles from the sun |
| Gen | Scr. pass. (abbreviated): _________ 8:22 that shows the principle of uniformity. The Earth is a stable place |
| catastrophe | something major that happened in earth's history that changed the Earth drastically |
| liquid | The outer core is believed to be ______________. |
| dominion | Good and wise __________________ involves efforts to conserve and recycle. Also what God gave humans in Genesis 1:28 |