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Earth Science
Chapter 4 Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How does Earth's design help us learn about God by observing the vastness of what He's created? | The Earth's atmosphere is transparent allowing us to study the heavens, The Earth is located in a clear region of the galaxy, from which we can study the universe unimpeded by dust. |
| What three things do most kinds of life need? | a.) Oxygen b.) Water c.) Protection from the harmful rays of the sun |
| How does the tilt of the Earth 's axis improve conditions for life on Earth? | Earth's tilt evens out the surface heating by the and make available a more habitable area on land and sea. |
| (True or False) Earth's special features and position in the universe give strong evidence that it was specially created. | True |
| What was uniformitarianism? | The belief system accepted by nearly all geologists that all Earth process have remained essentially the same and have acted at the same rate throughout the Earth's history |
| Who first published uniformitarianism ideas as a basic approach to geologic science? | James Hutton |
| What is the name of the viewpoint that the earth is billions of years old? | The Deep View |
| How does Genesis 8:22 relate to the principle of uniformity? | Genesis 8:22 is God's assurance to Noah that as long as the earth exists there will be regularity the essence of the principle of uniformity |
| What might happen to the earth if it did not have a strong magnetic field? | Dangerous radiation could reach the ground and kill living things |
| If God had created the earth with an opaque atmosphere would Genesis 1:14 make any sense? | No, humans would not have been able to see the sun, moon, and stars directly and so wouldn't have been able to use them for timekeeping |
| (True or False) Scientist who do not believe the bible accept the principle of uniformity. | True |
| Describe a seismic wave? | is a low frequency, inaudible sound wave moving through Earth |
| What is a natural resource? | is any raw material from our environment that we use |
| Iron Ore | Non Biological |
| Pinetree for lumber | Non Biological |
| Fresh Water | Biological |
| Ocean Tuna Fish | Biological |
| Petroleum | Non Biological |
| Soil | Non Biological |
| (True or False) Wind power is always an acceptable natural resource whenever wind conditions are right? | ? |
| The Study of the Earth | Geology |
| (True or False) The main point of the Apollo 8 Christmas message was to celebrate how similar the Earth and Moon were | False |
| (True or False) Of the eight true planets, Earth has the largest moon in proportion to its size | True |
| (True or False) Biblical dominion allows us to use the natural resources as much and as quickly as we want to support population growth | False |
| (True or False) The earth appears to be designed not only for life, but for intelligent life | True |
| (True or False) Earth's crust is thickest under mountains and thinnest under the oceans | True |
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