chapter 4

Question 1

natural resources that cannot be replenished

Answer 1

nonrenewable

Question 2

what are the two types of crust?

Answer 2

oceanic and continental

Question 3

recite Isaiah 45:18

Answer 3

He hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited.

Question 4

list three nonrenewable resources

Answer 4

• silver
• copper
• uranium

Question 5

made out of iron, oxygen, sulfur, and nickel; liquid

Answer 5

outer core

Question 6

the study of the earth

Answer 6

geology

Question 7

the effort to oversee and control the use of natural resources

Answer 7

resource management

Question 8

made out of iron and nickel; solid

Answer 8

inner core

Question 9

what is the name of Charles Lyell’s book?

Answer 9

Principles of Geology

Question 10

how much of the earth’s surface is covered with water?

Answer 10

3/4 (75%)

Question 11

which layer has the highest temperature?

Answer 11

the core

Question 12

thickest layer of the earth

Answer 12

mantle

Question 13

list four renewable resources:

Answer 13

• water
• wind
• sunlight
• air

Question 14

where is earth located in relation to the solar system?

Answer 14

it is relatively near the sun

Question 15

sound waves; earthquake waves; waves that are felt but not touched

Answer 15

seismic waves

Question 16

list three special properties of water?

Answer 16

1. help limit the swings in temperature around the world
2. transports and dissolves nutrients
3. absorbs heat

Question 17

resources that we have an unlimited supply of and are easily replenished

Answer 17

renewable

Question 18

earth’s outer layer

Answer 18

crust

Question 19

states that the old continents were once one big land mass that broke apart and drifted?

Answer 19

plate tectonics theory

Question 20

what is the outer core made out of?

Answer 20

iron, oxygen, sulfur, nickel

Question 21

what is the inner core made out of?

Answer 21

iron and nickel