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Fossils
Darwin
Evolution
Natural Selection
Catholic Church
100
The process that brings fossils from deep within the earth to the surface.
What is uplift (plate tectonics)?
100
The name of the ship Darwin traveled on.
What is the HMS Beagle?
100
The gradual change of a species over a very long period of time (millions of years).
What is evolution?
100
This is the island that Darwin traveled to and concluded his idea of natural selection.
What is Galapagos Islands?
100
This is not a scientific text.
What is the Bible?
200
The type of rock where most fossils are found.
What is sedimentary rock?
200
The age Darwin went on his voyage.
What is 22 years old?
200
Scientists believe whales evolved from this.
What is a mammal that walked on land?
200
Darwin noticed this unusual occurrence when he visited the Galapagos Islands.
What is very similar finches with different beaks?
200
True or False? The Catholic Church is against the theory of evolution.
What is false?
300
Methods to preserve fossils other than by being buried in sediment.
What is ice, tar, and amber?
300
Darwin began to think that all living things shared this in common.
What is a common ancestor?
300
This incorporates hypotheses, evidence, reasoning, and inferences to explain events and phenomenons.
What is a theory?
300
A species produces more offspring than will survive.
What is overpopulation?
300
This was Pope John Paul II's stand on the theory of evolution.
What is it is compatible with the Catholic faith? As more evidence supports the theory, the Church can not deny its legitimacy.
400
One reason why very few fossils exist.
What is questions will vary.
400
Two reasons Darwin didn't share his findings.
What is jeopardize career, embarrass family name, went against the church, lose honor/prestige of other scientists?
400
This is needed to prove a theory "wrong."
What is evidence?
400
species compete for food, space, and mates.
What is survival for existence?
400
This is what sets humans apart from non-humans (apes).
What is a soul? (will and intellect)
500
This is where large prehistoric whale fossils are found.
What is the Sahara Desert?
500
The title of Darwin's ground-breaking book he published.
What is On the Origin of Species?
500
Darwin used a metaphor of a tree. The branches represented ________ and the trunk represented ________.
What is new species and common ancestor?
500
Name a theory that has NOT changed---new evidence has not supported a change.
What is answers will vary.
500
This creation story provides a possible window into evolution.
What is the second creation story? (clay)