Term Time
a layer of rock
stratum
the present is the key to the past
uniformitarianism
The diluvial time scale tells us the lowest levels of strata represent __________
Creation
a secondary earthquake, caused by seismic waves radiating to other locked sections of the fault
aftershock
found at the bottom of the crust
moho discontinuity
__________ plates may contain both continental and oceanic crust
tectonic
According to secular geologists, what formed first, our earth’s atmospheric oxygen, continents, the moon, or oceans?
the moon
How long did Noah spend inside the ark?
371 days
fault’s motion is parallel to its dip (up and down)
dip-slip
playing tug-of-war is an example of ______ force
tension
Dangerous radiation particles from the sun
Solar winds
geologists who do not believe that the earth’s geologic history was uniform through time
catastrophists
A ________ fossil stretching multiple layers could NOT be buried slowly because it would have DECOMPOSED between layers.
polystrate
the block above the fault surface drops relative to the block under the fault
normal fault
A magnetic force is an examples of a _______ force
field
made of only one type of atom
element
developing a model that describes how the Himalayan Mountains formed would be an example of __________ science
historical
Strata generally have ______ erosion between layers, meaning they must've formed _______.
no, quickly/rapidly
The motion along this fault is horizontal
strike-slip fault
Solid --> Gas
sublimation
Change of shape (distortion, bending, stretching, compression) in a solid under stress
strain
age of the earth according to secular geologists
4.5 billion years
The idea that tectonic movement was caused by the Flood, shattering the supercontinent into large plates.
Catastropic plate tectonics
the _________ and elasticity of a material allow it to change shape without breaking under stress.
ductility
a container of pure table salt (NaCl) is categorized as a(n)
Give the most specific answer
compound