Science Quiz Study Guide 10-16-23 Flashcards

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geologically, the term stratum refers to

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A layer of rock

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Which of the following has been used to hypothesize which continents were at one time joined?

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Magnetic Crystals

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3
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Sea-floor spreading is thought to be driven by the movement of?

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The mantle

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4
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Tectonic plates…

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may contain both continental crust and oceanic crust

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Which of the following features that exist today do secular scientist believe first formed?

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The moon

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according to most secular geologists, which of the following was caused by a collision>

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the moon

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secular geologists believe that pangea was?

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made of many contiental plates

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what would an old-earth geologist use to help explain a fossil graveyard?

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a localized castrophe

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which of the following was created first in the young earth story

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light

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10
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the order of events in the genesis creation account is? the order in which secular scientists believe things have evolved?

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diffrent frm

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11
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how long did noahs family spend on the ark?

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371 days

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according to the diluvial geologic time scale, the lowest stratum of the geologic coloumn would repersent

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the creation event

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according to the younger view during which period would you expect to find the greatest number and variety of fossils

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the flood

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14
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there are no observable patterns in our solar system

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false

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15
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the seafloor spreading occurs at mid ocean ridges

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true

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16
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according to nebular hypothesis all plants begin as planetesimals

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true

17
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according to Young Earth geologist the order of fossils and the fossil record is based on the ability of organisms to flee Rising Waters during the flood

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true

18
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formataion from planetesimals

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old-earth story

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earth’s crust consisiting of layers of rock

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both old and young-earth story

20
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a sinlge ice age

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young-earth story

21
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multiple supercontinents ending with Pangea

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old-earth story

22
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a diluvial geologic tme scale

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young-earth story

23
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catastrophic plate tectonics

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young-earth story

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this we know for certain no human was present for The View of the Earth’s

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beginning

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the planet’s blank and blank raise major questions about the validilty of the commonly accepted model for the origins of the solar system because of the way they rotate

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venus and uranus

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geologist determine the relative data of a rock layer by applying the principle of

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superpostion

27
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the blank hypothesis has been formed by secular scientists are describe how our solar system came into existence

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Nebular

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the most significant physical event in Earth’s history other than the creation was

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flood

29
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according to younger geologist the order of fossils and the fossil record reflects the ability of organisms to

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survive

30
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what is one important clue from adjacent tectonic plates that scientists use to support the idea of continental drift

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magnetic crystals

31
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what are three main potential explanations for the origin of the Earth ? which one is acceptable to a Christian?

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1.. Always been here
2. It got here by purelly natural causes
3. It was created by God