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What is the definition of a geologist?
Someone who studies the earth
What is the Earth's crust made of?
Tectonic plates
What is the most responsible for keeping asteroids away from Earth?
Jupiter
Anything living
What do young earth creationist believe that the earth's age is?
6000-7000 years old
What is the best location for our earth?
The Milky Way galaxy
What is the earths core comprised of?
Iron
Who is James Hutton?
He introduced uniformitarianism to geology.
What are earthquake (seismic) waves?
The source for data to help scientists understand what the earth's interior is about.
What do secular geologists believe about the age of the earth?
4.5 Billion years old
What is the thinnest layer of the earth?
If earth was not in it's current position, what would be the consequences?
What are the earth's seasons supposedly caused by?
the earth's tilt
What material is not denser than the core material?
Mantle
What can explain how the Grand Canyon was formed?
Historical geology
What is a career in resource management focused on?
Sustainable yields in the area of renewable resources.
Is the earth's crust thinner under the ocean or under the continents?
Under the ocean
Should a Christian be concerned about a species becoming extinct and why?
We have dominion over all God has given us, so yes, as a Christian we should manage resources well.
What is the secular view of the earth and solar system considered?
Ordinary
What is at the very bottom layer of the CRUST?
The MOHO layer
How is a resource considered valuable or not?
If the demand for that resource is high and how accessible it is.
Can the young earth theory explain tectonic plates.
Yes - it can explain that theory
Is the earth the only body in our solar system with an atmosphere?
NO
What is the earth's orbit described as?
ELLIPSE
What is the definition of an ACTUAL RESOURCE?
A resource that is currently being used.