Earth Facts
The middle layer of the earth, between the crust and core
mantle
Fossils used by evolutionists to date rock layers.
index fossils
What property allows icebergs float in seawater?
Icebergs are less dense than seawater.
What are weaker earthquakes that often follow an earthquake at frequent intervals for days or months?
aftershocks
The material carried by a stream.
load
What type of volcano is made of alternation layers of lava and ash?
composite volcano
Which of the following is supposedly a missing link between amphibians and reptiles?
Seymouria
The mass of foaming water formed when waves wash up onto a beach
surf
What method of measuring an earthquake’s strength is based on the earthquake’s effects on people and structures?
modified Mercalli scale
What type of weathering involves the breaking or peeling away of rock into layers.
exfoliation
What type of fault occurs when rocks on one side of a fault are shoved on top of the rocks on the other side of the fault?
thrust fault
Which of the following was thought to be a missing link in man’s evolution but was later found to be the remains of a modern human?
Cro-Magnon man
What are the circular paths that ocean currents move in called?
gyres
What are the deep cracks or fissures that develop on the surface of a glacier?
crevasses
What is the top layer of soil, which contains most of the organic substances and nutrients, called?
topsoil
What are regions of the earth’s surface where limestone is exposed and abundant?
karst regions
What term refers to a fossil organism found in strata that are supposedly too old or too young to contain that organism?
anomaly
What type of tide occurs when there is one high tide and one low tide each day?
diurnal (tide)
What are large holes formed when huge chunks of melting glacial ice lodge in washed-out sediments?
kettles
What is the very slow downslope movement of soil and rock fragments?
soil creep
Hills that form when advancing glaciers overrun old piles of till.
drumlins
What term describes a fossil that extends through multiple strata?
polystrate fossil
What is the deepest known point in the sea?
Challenger Deep
Based on biblical teaching, what event was probably directly responsible for laying down most of Earth’s sedimentary rock layers?
The Genesis Flood
What method of erosion prevention involves planting alternating strips of different types of crops?
strip-cropping