Science 1
Deep cracks or fissures that develop on the surface of a glacier
What are crevasses
Term describing a fossil that extends through multiple strata
What is polystrate fossil
Type of dune that looks like a pyramid with several out-reaching arms
What is a star dune
Method of erosion prevention involves planting alternating strips of different types of crops
What is strip-cropping
Scientific term for the volume of the portion of the skull that includes the brain
What is cranial capacity
Main agent of chemical weathering
What is water
Large holes formed when huge chunks of melting glacial ice lodge in washed-out sediments
What are kettles
Based on biblical teachings, what event was probably directly responsible for laying down most of Earth's sedimentary rock layers
What are Flood
Middle layer of the earth, between the crust and core,
What is the mantle
Very slow downslope movement of soil and rock fragments
What is soil creep
Idea that attempts to reconcile the Bible and evolution by claiming God used evolution as the method of creation
What is theistic evolution
Process of modifying a smooth slope into a series of level stair-like step to prevent erosion
What is terracing
Supposedly missing link between amphibians and reptiles
What is Seymouria
Rocks formed when other types of rocks are "cooked" by heat and pressure
What is metamorphic
Type of tide that occurs when there is one high tide and one low tide each day
What is diurnal tide
Term referring to a fossil organism found in strata that are supposedly too old or too young to contain that organism
What is anomaly
Natural ridges formed when water flow causes sediments to drop along the edge of a river's channel
What is levees
Regions of the Earth where limestone is exposed and abundant
What is karst regions
Idea that natural laws in operation today have existed throughout Earth's history is the principle of
What is uniformity
Top layer of soil which contains most of the organic substance and nutrients
What is topsoil
Process of modifying a smooth slop into a series of level, stair-like steps to prevent erosion
What is terracing
Thought to be a missing link in man's evolution but was later found to be the remains of a modern human
What is Cro-Magnon man
Technique evolutionists use to assign supposedly exact ages to rocks and fossils
What is radiometric dating
Icebergs can float in seawater because
What is Icebergs are less dense than seawater
Idea states that the fittest and strongest organisms are most likely to survive and reproduce
What is natural selection