Test 1097 Flashcards
Beginning
Time
What does “ex nihilo” mean?
Out of nothing
Earth
Matter
Heaven
Space
What year did Apollo 8 astronauts read the account of creation?
Dec, 24, 1968
People find other Gods to worship when..?
They have no knowledge of the one true God
Why must we take his message to those who have never heard?
Because the true God desires fellowship with all men
According to the laws established by God, the universe has _______.
Continued
Since creation, the universe has _______ according to the laws established by God
Continued
After man sinned, the earth was _______ cursed and ________ appeared for the first time
Cursed, death
When man sinned, what was cursed?
The ground
What appeared for the first time after man sinned?
Death
Why did God plan destruction of the Earth?
Because of the unrepentant wickedness of man
The ark was ______ so it did not capsize
Stable
What kind of waves surged across the Earth during the Flood?
Tidal waves
What kind of rock formed immediately after the flood?
Sedimentary
What was created by the rapidly rushing water during the Flood?
Many land formations
Number of generations between Adam and Noah?
9
How many people were on the Ark?
8
How long were Noah and his family in the Ark?
1 year
After the flood, what changed?
The weather
Why did the weather change after the flood?
Because the canopy was gone
What did the increased radiation have an affect on?
Life expectancy
Earth changed very little between ________ and ________
creation , and the flood
The sial layer of Earths crust is made of ______?
Granite
The sima layer of Earths crust is made of….?
Basalt
Where is the Sima layer of Earths crust located?
Under the continents and the oceans
What is the subduction zone?
Area where one plate is sliding under another
The breaking down of rocks?
Weathering
Activity on Earths plates?
Plate tectonics
The point at which an earthquake begins?
Focus
The amount of energy released by an earthquake?
Magnitude
Point on the surface above the focus
Epicenter
Area where plates slide past each other?
Transform fault
Area where plates are pulling apart?
The spreading zone
The longest day of the year?
Summer solstice
The shortest day of the year?
Winter solstice
Two primary features of climate?
Temperature and precipitation
What are the six variables that affect temperature and precipitation?
Topography, elevation, ocean currents, prevailing winds, distance from large bodies of water, and latitude
What are the four oceans?
Pacific, Atlantic, arctic, Indian
What is the capital city in Sudan?
Khartoum
The largest country is South America?
Brazil
The Mississippi River empties into
The Gulf of Mexico
What does a political map look like?
It shows the counties and cities
Only ______ is made in the image of God
Man
In the beginning (______) God created
Time
God created the heaven (_____) and
Space
And the earth (_______).
Matter
What provided a radiation filter?
The canopy
What provided a uniform climate?
The canopy
How are man and animals similar?
Chemically and physically
Do we have conscious life?
No
To be in the image of God means we have a sense of hearing, sight, and smell T OR F
F
Being in the image of God means we have instincts.. T or f
False
God seldom intervenes in the _______ processes he set in motion
Natural
Since the canopy reminded in place after Adam sinned, it is believed the __________ did not change
Weather
It is believed that, because the ________ remained in place after Adam sinned, the weather did not change
Canopy
Noah was the only _____ man
Righteous
Why did God decide to destroy man kind?
Because of mans unrepentant wickedness
Were their weather changes after the Flood?
Yes
Did formation of fossils happen after the flood?
Yes
Did sedimentary rock happen after flood?
Yea
Transporting of weather materials?
Erosion
Layer of crust that formed the ocean floor and underlies the continents?
Sima
Area where plates slide past eachother?
Transform fault
Area where one plate is sliding under another?
Subduction zone
Layer of the crust that forms the continents?
Sial
Area where plates are pulling apart?
Spreading zone
What are two factors that cause seasonal changes?
Earths orbit around the Sun and Earths tilt on the axis
While its spring in Canada, it’s autumn in _________
Australia
While its winter in Canada, it’s summer in ________
Australia
When is the sun directly over the equator and day and night are equal in length?
During the spring and autumnal equinox
The _________ is the shortest day of the year
Winter solstice
The __________ is the longest day of the year
Summer solstice
Weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
Climate
The state of the atmosphere during a short period of time
Weather
Two primary factors of climate are
Precipitation and temperature
Topography, elevation, ocean currents, prevailing winds, distance from large bodies of water, and latitude are all _____ variables that affect precipitation and temperature
Geographic
If an area near the equator has a constant average temperature, it’s __________ is the variable effecting it’s _______
Elevation, climate
What does the latitude of an area affect?
The amount of direct sunlight it receives
An area with a latitude of 70 degrees has ______ temperatures year round
Cold
How do mtns affect the climate of a region?
By changing temperatures and humidity
Large bodies of water help _________ temperatures
Regulate
The temperature of water changes more slowly than on land t or f
True
A steam or river is called an ocean _______
Current
In the northern hemisphere ocean currents move in a _________ direction
Clockwise
In the Southern Hemisphere, ocean currents move in a _________ direction
Counter clockwise
The rotation of earth causes the difference in the direction of these _______
Currents
Climate with little rainfall
Dry
Climate with cold temperatures
Polar
Climate with warm temperatures
Tropical
Climate in the northern hemisphere
Continental climate
What does ITCZ stand for?
Interprovincial convergence zone
What is a microclimate?
A small variation within a climate region
What is the driest deserts
Atacama
Evolution is a belief that
Cannot be proven by scientific methods
Physical geography is the study of places and their
Relationships
ITCZ
Factor produces seasons in tropical climates
