Chapter 4 Study Guide 9/23/23 Flashcards
The earth’s crust is made up of large divisions known as…
Tectonic plates
Our seasons are most directly caused by the earth’s…
Tilt
Which planet’s gravity is most responsible for keeping asteroids away from Earth?
Jupiter
The word “geology” literally means the study of the…
Earth
Who introduced uniformitarianism to geology?
James Hutton
Secular geologists currently believe that the earth’s age is about…
4.5 billion years old
Which of the following questions would fall within the limits of historical geology?
How did the Grand Canyon form?
How do geologists collect data to model the earth’s interior?
From Earthquake waves
The Earth’s crust is…
Thinner under oceans than under the continents.
Are you ready for the Test?
Yes
Which of the following layers of the earth is the thinnest?
Crust
The Moho is found at the…
bottom of the crust
Scientists believe that the earth’s core is composed mostly of…
Iron
Which of the following is a biological natural resource?
Shrimp
A resource manager who is concerned with sustainable yields works with…
A Renewable Resource
According to a secular view of the earth, its solar system, and the universe, our planet and its stars are quite…
Ordinary
The earth’s orbit is best described as an…
Ellipse
The earth is the only body in our solar system that has an Atmosphere.
False
The Plate Tectonics theory can be explained within a…
Young - Earth theory
All… ? …believe that the earth is regular and predictable.
Scientists
The mantle material is denser than the core material.
False
If a natural resource has been located and identified but is not currently being used, it is called an Actual Resource.
False
Managing a Renewable Resource requires knowing how fast it can be…
Replaced
A Christian should not be concerned about a species becoming extinct since only man is made in God’s image.
False
The earth’s… ? …protects us from harmful radiation particles that are streaming through space.
Magnetic Field
What aids to life are the results of the earth orbiting within the sun’s habitability zone?
- Water in Liquid Form
- Carbon Dioxide is a gas, instead of forming icy clouds that block the sun
