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1
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Human records go back about __________ years

A

5,000

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2
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Secular scientists feel the __________ formed first

A

moon

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3
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Secular geologists believe the moon was caused by a ________

A

collision

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4
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The ________ hypothesis has been developed by secular scientists to describe how our solar system came into existence

A

nebular

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5
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Many creationists believe there have been how many ice ages?

A

a single ice age

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6
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secular scientists believe there have been how many ice ages?

A

many ice ages

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7
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The three main potential explanations for the origin of the earth are:
And the only one accepted by a Christian is_______

A
  1. the earth has always existed
  2. it was formed by natural processes out of pre-existing materials
  3. it was supernaturally created out of nothing (as described in Genesis)** this is the only one accepted by Christians
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8
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According to the nebular hypothesis theory the atmosphere did not contain ________ after the collision

A

oxygen

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9
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Genesis Creation account has a ____________ order of events than evolution theory of secular scientists

A

different

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10
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anno mundi means

A

“year of the earth”

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11
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anno Domini means

A

“year of our Lord”

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12
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ex nihilo means

A

“from nothing”

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13
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puzzle like pieces of the Earth’s crust that move are called __________

A

tectonic plates

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14
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continental plates repeatedly crashed together forming _________

A

supercontinents

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15
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The last supercontinent to form was called ________

A

Pangaea

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16
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a global sea called _________ surrounded Pangaea

A

Panthalassa

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17
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secular scientists believe most of the Siberian wooly mammoths died out between __________ and __________ years ago

A

8,000 and 12,000

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18
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Secular scientists think the nebular is gas and _______ that came together with gravity to make the solar system

A

dust

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19
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The framework hypothesis theory interprets Genesis 1 _____ as a literal history

A

not

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20
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_________ hypothesis is a description of two parallel groups of 3 days that intend to show that God was the creator.

A

Framework

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21
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Framework hypothesis does not provide a history of _____ He might have used to create.

A

steps

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22
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a single layer of rock is called

A

stratum

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23
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multiple layers of rock is called

A

strata

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24
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Geologists determine the absolute age of rock by using

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radiometric dating

25
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The science of studying the layers of rocks and their relationships is called

A

stratigraphy

26
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Units of time geologists use to classify rock strata go from largest to smallest in this order: Eon-Era-Period-Epoch-_______

A

Age

27
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__________ crystals have been used to hypothesize which continents were at one time joined.

A

magnetic

28
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Circular reasoning is using index fossils to _______ rocks and the same rocks to ________ the fossils.

A

date; date

29
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Three radiometric dating methods are:

A
  1. uranium-lead method
  2. carbon-14 method
  3. potassium-argon method
30
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Noah and his family spent ______ days on the ark

A

377

31
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___________ is a creationary scientist who studied meteorology and proposed a hypothesis on how a single ice age could have occurred after the Flood.

A

Michael Oard

32
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The book of ________ references ice, snow, and freezing conditions

A

Job

33
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Scientists believe the extinction of the wooly mammoths was caused by these 4 things

A
  1. exposure to the arctic cold
  2. lack of food
  3. rising sea levels
  4. heavy dust storms
34
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Tasman Walker constructed the Diluvial Geological Column which puts the __________ event at the bottom level

A

Creation

35
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In the Diluvial Geological Column you would find the most fossils in the ________ level

A

Flood

36
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___________ proposed the continental displacement theory in the 1920’s

A

Alfred Wegener

37
Q

The earth’s most recently formed crust can be found at the _______ of a mid-ocean ridge

A

rift

38
Q

Sea-floor spreading is thought to be driven by movements of hot ________ ________

A

mantle rock

39
Q

most secular geologists and young earth geologists believe in the plate tectonic theory but do not agree on the _______ ________

A

time line

40
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Giant moving sections of the earth’s crust are called ______ ______

A

tectonic plates

41
Q

Geologists determine the relative date of rock layers by applying the principle of ___________

A

superposition

42
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The _______ was the most significant physical event in the earth’s history other than Creations

A

Flood

43
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The study of the earth’s bedrock, earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountains is called _______

A

tectonics

44
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________ is when a tectonic plate slides under another tectonic plate

A

subduction

45
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_______ is a theoretical global sea

A

Panthalassa

46
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__________ was thought to be the last supercontinent to form

A

Pangaea

47
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______ is molten rock found within the crust and mantle

A

magma

48
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Glacial period is also called an ____ ____ because it is a span of time when a large part of the earth’s surface was covered in deep continental glaciers from snow building up and compacting.

A

ice age

49
Q

The continental displacement theory could not explain how entire continents could move through ______ ____

A

oceanic crust

50
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Two types of tectonic plates are:

A
  1. Continental plates

2. Oceanic plates

51
Q

A theoretical column of rock strata that geologist believe documents the history of the earth is called a ______ ______

A

geological column

52
Q

__________ dating has show 200 year old volcanic rocks have dated 12-22 million years old

A

radiometric

53
Q

The species today are _______ than those on the Ark

A

different

54
Q

The geosycline theory did a poor job explaining how ______ were formed

A

mountains

55
Q

Sea floor spreading happens at the ________ ridge

A

mid-ocean

56
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________ subduction is when continental plates were carried as the oceanic plates rapidly slid under

A

runaway

57
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Problems with roadiometric dating are:

A
  1. assume rates of decay have been constant over time
  2. make assumptions about the ratio of radioactive isotopes present
  3. assume the sample has not been changed physically or chemically by outside sources
58
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The nebular hypothesis theory can not explain why ______ is too dense to have been formed; _____ rotates backwards; _______ is tipped over on its side; ______ and ______ are too large and too far away from the sun

A

Mercury; Venus; Uranus; Uranus; Neptune

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