Fossils/Geologic Column
According to uniformitarians, which lived first: trilobites or fish?
Trilobites
Requires the earth be billions of years old
Uniformitarianism
Educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question
Acid rain hits limestone rock & bubbles, producing gas. Is it chemical or physical weathering?
Chemical
A coin with a date stamped on it would have a known age or absolute age?
Known
Determines what time period a layer of rock represents
Index fossils
What catastrophe formed a 1/40th scale Grand Canyon in a very short timeframe?
Mt. Saint Helen’s eruption
Counter example
An example that contradicts a conclusion
Inorganic crystalline substances found naturally in the earth
Minerals
A bowling ball and paper clip both fall at the same time in a vacuum chamber where there is no air. Which hits the bottom first and why?
Both hit at the same time because there is no air resistance.
Unconformity for which no evidence exists
Paraconformity
Fossil showing characteristics indicative of 2 different kinds of animals
Intermediate(missing) link
The idea that living organisms can be spontaneously formed from non-living substances
Spontaneous generation
In what type of rock are fossils typically found?
Sedimentary
If it’s hard to screw into a board, should you use a longer or a fatter screwdriver? Why?
Fatter. Circumference affects mech. advantage
A problem comes from fossils such as a T-Rex bone containing ______ tissue that shouldn't have lasted for millions of years
Soft
Catastrophists have offered no good explanations for ________ between rock layers laid down by the Flood.
unconformities
The benefit of the doubt is to be given to the document itself, not assigned by the critic to himself
Aristotle's dictum
A rock is split open and contains an incredibly detailed drawing of a leaf. What kind of fossil is it?
Carbonized
What were the ancient Egyptians known for: science, applied science, or technology, and why do you say that?
Technology because they didn't use science (try to explain the world) or applied science (they didn't use the scientific method). They used things to make life better, which is technology.
Paleontologists have found fossils in ___________ rock that, according to the geologic column, should not have existed until much later in earth's history
Cambrian
The ___________ Cave is excellent evidence for a worldwide flood and is a problem for the uniformitarian view.
Cumberland Bone
Disconformity
Unconformity between 2 parallel layers of sedimentary rock
What cultural evidence (besides the Bible) points to a global flood having happened?
Many flood tales from different cultures
Max Planck was the first to come up with what assumption which revolutionized modern science?
Energy comes in small packets called "quanta"