Biblical Vs. Naturalistic
The earth came into being by chance billions of years ago.
naturalistic worldview
A fossil that appears in certain layers of the geologic column all over the world and is used by naturalists to assign an age to other fossils found with it is___.
a. an index fossil
b. a petrified fossil
c. a polystrate fossil
a. an index fossil
The process of removing a fossil from the surrounding rock is___.
a. excavation
b. preparation
c. reconstruction
a. excavation
Biblical or naturalistic worldview.
The fossils in the deepest layers of the geologic column are from organisms that died and were buried first during the Flood.
biblical worldview
A member of an extinct group of land-dwelling animals, originally described as a “terrible lizard,” is a/an___.
dinosaur
The geologic time scale is a model used to explain why different fossils are found in different layers of the geologic column.
A place where paleontologists find fossils buried is called a___
a. laboratory
b. quarry
c. site
c. site
A paleontologist who cleans fossils is___.
a. an excavator
b. a geologist
c. a preparator
c. a preparator
True or false.
A liquid fossil fuel used to make many things people use everyday, such as plastic, cell phones, tires, and clothing, is crude oil.
True
True or false. When the last of a certain organism dies, it is called extinction.
True
Genesis 1 explains the origin of the earth and everything on it.
biblical worldview
A fossil that is not a part of an organism but formed from something that a plant or animal left behind, such as a footprint or a hole where an animal lived, is a ___fossil.
a. carbon film
b. cast
c. trace
c. trace
Any part or trace of an organism that is naturally preserved after it dies is a/an ___.
The fossil fuel that formed from fossilized plant matter is___.
Coal
True or false.
Paleontologists have found dinosaur bones only in Europe and Asia.
False
Dragons may have been dinosaurs, marine reptiles, or flying reptiles because ___.(Choose three answers.)
a. the Bible describes animals that sound like dragons in Job, Psalms, and Isaiah
b. dragons and dinosaurs became extinct about 65 million years ago
c. people and dinosaurs lived at the same time, and it is possible that people recorded stories about dinosaurs and called them dragons
d. descriptions of dragons seem to match dinosaur, flying reptile, and marine reptile fossils that scientists have found
a. the Bible describes animals that sound like dragons in Job, Psalms, and Isaiah
c. people and dinosaurs lived at the same time, and it is possible that people recorded stories about dinosaurs and called them dragons
d. descriptions of dragons seem to match dinosaur, flying reptile, and marine reptile fossils that scientists have found
A fossil that formed when an organism decomposed, leaving an imprint of the organism that hardened into rock, is a___fossil.
a. cast
b. mold
c. petrified
b. mold
Fossilized tree resin that has hardened into a yellow, gemlike substance is____.
amber
A sticky, black liquid made of crude oil in which some organisms were trapped, died, and were preserved is___.
tar
An animal that the Bible mentions, that history has recorded many stories about, and that may have been a dinosaur is a ___.
dragon
The fossil record agrees with the Bible’s teaching because__. (Choose 3 answers.)
a. paleontologists have found a fossil of an animal that is a cross between a dinosaur and a bird
b. paleontologists have not found a fossil of an animal that is a cross between a dinosaur and a bird
c. the Bible tells us that God created birds on the fifth day and dinosaurs on the sixth day, and they are two different kinds of animals
d. fossils of birds and fossils of dinosaurs are different
b. paleontologists have not found a fossil of an animal that is a cross between a dinosaur and a bird
c. the Bible tells us that God created birds on the fifth day and dinosaurs on the sixth day, and they are two different kinds of animals
d. fossils of birds and fossils of dinosaurs are different
Most fossils formed when___. (choose two answers)
a. organisms were buried beneath sediment
b. organisms were buried quickly
c. organisms decomposed before being buried
d. the softer parts of organisms were preserved after being buried
a. organisms were buried beneath sediment
b. organisms were buried quickly
What information can scientists learn about dinosaurs, flying reptiles, and marine reptiles from their fossils? (Choose three answers.)
a. behavior
b. body shape and size
c. color
d. diet
a. behavior
b. body shape and size
d. diet
Fossil fuels are important because___. (Choose 3 answers)
a. they can be used to create things that make life better
b. they are a renewable energy resource, similar to wind and solar energy
c. they are less expensive to produce than other forms of energy
d. God has given people dominion over the earth, and people can obey God’s command by using fossil fuels responsibly
a. they can be used to create things that make life better
c. they are less expensive to produce than other forms of energy
d. God has given people dominion over the earth, and people can obey God’s command by using fossil fuels responsibly
Which of these are possible reasons for dinosaur extinction that would be supported by a biblical worldview? (Choose two answers.)
a. The climate after the Flood gradually cooled into the Ice Age, and dinosaurs may not have been able to adjust to the temperature change.
b. Dinosaurs became extinct millions of years before people lived on the earth.
c. The dinosaurs’ diet may have changed after the Flood due to a change in the ecosystems, and limited food would have increased their competition for survival.
d. An asteroid or meteorite hit the earth and caused major climate change about 65 million years ago, causing the dinosaurs to die from the sudden heat or cold.
a. The climate after the Flood gradually cooled into the Ice Age, and dinosaurs may not have been able to adjust to the temperature change.
c. The dinosaurs’ diet may have changed after the Flood due to a change in the ecosystems, and limited food would have increased their competition for survival.