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Chapter 5 Review Science Flashcards

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Evolutionary hypothesis stating that all the universe’s matter energy, and space existed in a dense and extremely hot point that suddenly began to rapidly expand, eventually forming the universe known today.

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Big Bang

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Principle that natural laws in operation today have existed throughout the earth’s history

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Principle of uniformity

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Distortion of the principle of uniformity that claims understanding modern geological processes is the key to understanding the earth’s geological historyp

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Uniformitarianism

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Idea that one or more catastrophes are primarily responsible for the earth’s geological features

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Catastrophism

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Branch of geology that studies fossils

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Paleontology

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Hypothetical timescale used to summarize and graphically illustrate the evolutionary idea of Earth’s history

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Geologic Column

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Any fossil considered by evolutionists to be characteristic of a specific range of time and used to identify rock layers in the field

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Index Fossil

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Logic error in which the “proof” of an idea depends on the assumption that the idea is true

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Circular Reasoning

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Amount of time needed for half of a radioactive parent element to decay into its daughter element

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Half-Life

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Gap formed when continuous strata are missing one or more layers required by the geologic column

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Unconformity

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Situation in which an organism shows no change between its appearance in the fossil record and at the present day

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Stasis

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Idea that the fittest and strongest members of each species were more likely to survive and reproduce than weaker, poorly adapted members

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Natural Selection

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Evolutionary hypothesis that new kinds of organism are a result of rapid genetic changes that supposedly bring about a new organism in a very short time

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Punctuated equilibrium

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Biological classification of man

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Homo sapiens

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Small ape that was once thought by evolutionists to be an early link in the supposed genealogy of man, but is actually similar to modern orangutans

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Ramapithecus

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Supposed human evolutionary ancestor, said to have evolved from the Australopithecus

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Homo habilis

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Homo habilis skull that was crushed so badly that scientist cannot be sure of its exact features

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Skull 1470

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“Missing link” in the supposed evolution of man that was discovered in southwest France but was later admitted by evolutionists to be a modern human.

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Cro-Magnon man

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The geologists who popularized the idea of uniformitarianism

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Charles Lyell

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The scientists who first suggested that many catastrophes have shaped Earth’s geological features

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George Cuvier

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Five main types of fossils

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Petrified fossil
Mold fossil
Print fossil
Resin fossil
whole-specimen fossil
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Four divisions of the geologic column, in order from largest to smallest

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Eon
Era
Period
Epoch

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23
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A radiometric dating method used on organic materials

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Carbon-14 dating

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The term for fossils that extend through several rock layers

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Polystrate Fossils

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A deep-sea fish considered a living fossil

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Coelacanth

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The most famous australopithecine fossil

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Australopithecus Afarensis (LUCY)

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The “human ancestor” developed from a tooth of an extinct pig

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Nebraska Man (Hesperopithecus Haroldcookii)

28
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Define Special Creation

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The biblical principle of origins

(States that God called the universe into existence out of nothing and made complex living organisms out of simple materials)

29
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What are two categories of evolution?

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Biological evolution, Cosmic evolution

30
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Why is theistic evolution not a biblical view?

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It is not a compatible with the biblical record.

31
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Can evolution be proven? Why or Why Not?

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No; science cannot make authoritative statements about the origin of the Earth

32
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When Cristhian believes in special creation, on what do they base their faith?

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The Bible

33
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What principle states that the natural laws in operation today have existed throughout the earth’s history?

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Principle of uniformity

34
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When did the Flood most likely occur?

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Fewer than 5000-6000 years ago

35
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Give three reasons why the Flood could not have been local?

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1 A local flood could not have covered the high hills and mountains without spilling over onto the rest of the earth.

2 If the Flood were local, Noah and the animals could have traveled to another area to avoid the floodwaters.

3 A local flood could not have accomplished God’s Words “to destroy all flesh” (Gen. 6:17).

4 A local flood cannot explain the earth’s many geological features.

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Define uniformitarianism

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The belief that every natural process has been operating in the same manner and at the same rate throughout Earth’s History

37
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Who popularized the idea of biological evolution ?

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Charles Darwin

38
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What branch of science deals with the study of fossils?

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Paleontology

39
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What is the geologic column?

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The hypothetical timescale used by evolutionists to summarize and illustrate their idea of earth’s history.

40
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Define Eon

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The first and largest division of the geologic column is supposed to be able to prove evolution

41
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How is the geologic column an example of circular reasoning?

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The geologic column is based on the theory of evolution, even though the geologic column is supposed to be able to prove evolution.

42
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What term refers to a misplaced fossil?

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Anomaly

43
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What type of materials would scientist date with the carbon-14 method?

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Organic materials (considered to be less than 50 000 years old on the evolutionary timescale).

44
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What type of materials would scientist date with the carbon-14 method?

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Organic materials (considered to be less than 50 000 years old on the evolutionary timescale).

45
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Why does the very existence of a fossil imply catastrophic burial?

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For a Fossil to form, it must be buried quickly before it decays, and its bones are scattered or decomposed.

46
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How do mas sedimentary graves indicate a quick deposition?

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The conditions in which these graveyards are found indicate that the bones were buried in a rapid, violent event.

47
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What is a prostrate fossil?

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A fossil that extends through multiple strata.

48
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Define unconformity.

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The Gap when one or more layers predicted by the geologic column are missing.

49
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What living fossil was once thought to be the ancestor of the first amphibians?

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coelacanth

50
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What living fossil was once thought to be the ancestor of the first amphibians?

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coelacanth

51
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What is an intermediate? Have any been discovered?

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Fossils that show signs of evolving from one kind to another; no

52
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What fossil is sometimes considered by evolutionists to be an intermediate between reptiles and birds?

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Archaeopteryx

53
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Define natural selection.

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The idea that the fittest and strongest of each species were more likely to survive and reproduce than weaker, poorly adapted members.

54
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Explain the punctuated equilibrium hypothesis.

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New kinds of organism are the result of rapid genetic changes that supposedly bring about a new organism in a very short time.

55
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Define Cranial Capacity.

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The volume of the cranium (part of the skull that contains the brain).

56
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What is the most famous Australopithecus aphaeresis fossil.

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Lucy

57
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Into what classification do evolutionists place java man and Peking man?

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Homo erectus

58
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List three reasons why the hypothesis of evolution is a failure.

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It is contradicted by the evidence
It is based on faulty theories
It is based on circular reasoning

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