ICEBERGS AND GLACIERS
What are the deep cracks or fissures that develop on the surface of a glacier?
CREVASSES
What are the deep cracks or fissures that develop on the surface of a glacier?
WATER
What idea attempts to reconcile the Bible, and evolution by claiming that God used evolution as the method of creation?
THEISTIC EVOLUTION
What term refers to a fossil organism found in strata that are supposedly too old or too young to contain that organism?
ANOMALY
What are the natural ridges formed when water flows causes sediments to drop along the edge of a river’s channel?
LEVEES
What are large holes formed when huge chunks of melting glacial ice lodge in washed-out sediments?
KETTLES
What type of weathering involves the breaking or peeling away of rock into layers?
EXFOLIATION
What was thought to be a missing link in man’s evolution but was later found to be the remains of a modern humans?
CRO-MAGNON MAN
What term describes a fossil that extends through multiple strata?
POLYSTRATE FOSSIL
Based on biblical teachings, what event was probably directly responsible for laying down most of Earth’s sedimentary rock layers?
FLOOD
Why can icebergs float in seawater?
ICEBERGS ARE LESS DENSE THAN SEAWATER
What idea states that the fittest and strongest organisms are most likely to survive and reproduce?
NATURAL SELECTION
What is supposedly a missing link between amphibians and reptiles?
SEYMOURIA
What technique do evolutionists use to assign supposedly exact ages to rocks and fossils?
RADIOMETRIC DATING
What device has an open tube that is dropped to the sea floor to allow its weight to puncture sediment and bring up sediment samples?
GRAVITY CORER
Hills that form when advancing glaciers overrun old piles of till are called?
DRUMLINS
Which of the following metals is used as a fuel for nuclear reactors?
URANIUM
The idea that the natural law in operation today have existed throughout Earth’s history is the principle of ______?
UNIFORMITY
What are regions of the earth’s surface where limestone is exposed and abundant?
KARST REGIONS
What is the largest group of minerals, which composes 90% of the earth’s crust?
SILICATES
What type of dune looks like a pyramid with several out-reaching arms?
STAR DUNE
What substance makes up most of the salt in the oceans?
SODIUM CHLORIDE
The idea that understanding modern geological processes is the key to understanding earth’s geological history is known as?
UNIFORMITARIANISM
Rocks formed when other types of rocks are “cooked” by heat and pressure are called ____rocks.
METAMORPHIC
What is the process of modifying a smooth slope into a series of level, stair-like steps to prevent erosion?
TERRACING