Structure
The earth's curst is made up of large divisions known as _________________
Tectonic Plates
Our moon is ___________ the average moon in our solar system.
Much larger than
The world geology literally means the study of the ______________
Earth
Of all the planets in our solar system that have a dense atmosphere, only the earth's atmosphere is
Transparent
Any raw material that we use from our environment is a _____________
Natural resource
The earth's atmosphere protects us from
meteors
The moon's gravity produces
The tides on the earth
young earth creationists believe the earth's age is about
6,000-7,000
The distance that light travels in one year is called a
light year
what makes a resource renewable
it has an unlimited supply and is easily replenished
The earth's crust is thinner under ______________ than under the continents
oceans
Our seasons are most directly caused by
The earth's tilt
Who is considered to be the Father of Geology?
Charles Lyell
The earth's _________ field protects us form harmful radiation particles that are in space
magnetic
Almost extinct elephants is a
nonrenewable biological resource
The Moho is found at the _____________
Bottom of the crust
Which layer of the earth is the thinnest?
Who restored support for a young earth view of geology by writing the genesis flood in 1961?
John Whitcomb and Henry Morris
Geologists believe that the earth's center is a _______________ outer core and a solid inner core
liquid
Oil is a __________
nonrenewable nonbiological
Scientists believe that the earth's core is composed mostly of
IRON
Sceintists theorize about what is inside of the earth by studying in the movement of ____________ waves as they pass through the earth.
Seismic
what do many modern geologists call themselves to show that they do not believe that the earth's geologic history was uniform through time?
What planets gravity is most responsible for keeping asteroids away from Earth?
Jupitar
pinetrees for lumber is a what resource
biological resource