Structure of the Earth
What is the outermost solid layer of Earth called?
Crust
What is Earth’s axial tilt in degrees?
23.5
Who proposed the idea of Continental Drift?
Alfred Wegener
What book promotes a young-earth perspective?
The Genesis Flood
What is the term for using resources at a rate that allows them to replenish?
Sustainability
Which layer lies directly beneath the crust?
Mantle
What causes Earth’s seasons?
Earth axial tilt
Who introduced the concept of Uniformitarianism?
James Hutton
What belief says geological processes occur gradually over long periods of time?
Uniformitarianism
Which of the following is a renewable resource: coal, oil, or wind?
Wind
What is the boundary between the crust and mantle called?
Moho
What fraction of Earth’s surface is covered in water?
75%
Who discovered the boundary between Earth’s crust and mantle?
Andrija Mohorovičić
What view claims the Earth is about 4.5 billion years old?
Deep time view
What is the term for using natural resources responsibly so they last for future generations?
Conservation
Which layer is made mostly of molten iron and nickel and helps generate Earth's magnetic field?
Outer core
What is the term for Earth’s position being just right for life to exist?
Goldilocks zone
What theory explains the movement of Earth’s plates?
Plate Tectonics
What video did we watch in class that challenges the “deep-time” perspective from a biblical standpoint?
Is Genesis History?
Name a fossil fuel non-renewable resource
Coal, Oil, etc
Which layer is solid and composed mostly of iron and nickel?
Inner Core
How does Earth’s rotation affect life on the planet?
It regulates day and night cycles
What theory claims that continents were once joined in a single landmass called Pangaea?
Continental Drift
How does Is Genesis History? explain the formation of geological layers?
The global flood rapidly buried ecosystems and preserved fossils
Explain the meaning of “sustainable yield.”
Using resources at a rate that allows natural replenishment without depletion