A Special Place
The Science
Structure
Natural Resources
The Earth
100

Our seasons are most directly caused by this

earth's tilt

100

the study of the earth

geology

100

These can help define the shape of structures deep in the earth's interior to its core

seismic waves (earthquakes)

100

A Christian should be concerned about this happening to a species

becoming extinct

100

This planet's gravity is most responsible for keeping asteroids away from Earth

Jupiter

200

The earth's crust is made up of large divisions known as this

tectonic plates

200

James Hutton introduced this concept to geology

uniformitarianism

200

This layer of the earth is thinner under oceans than under the continents

crust

200

If a natural resource has been located and identified and is currently being used

actual resource

200

The earth is the only body in our solar system that has this type of atmosphere

transparent

300

This is the best way to describe the earth's orbit

an ellipse

300

Secular geologists currently believe the earth is this old

4.5 billion years

300

The thinnest layer of the earth

crust

300

Managing a renewable resource requires knowing how fast it can be __________

replaced

300

This protects us from harmful radiation particles that are streaming through space

magnetic field

400

According to this view of the earth, its solar system, and the universe, our planet and its stars are quite ordinary

secular view

400

Young-earth creationists believe the earth is this old

6000-7000 years

400

Scientists believe that the earth's core is composed mostly of this material

iron

400

This person is concerned with how sustainable yields work with a renewable resource

resource manager

400

Besides providing safety for life, earth's location in this is ideal for God's image bearers by allowing us a clear view of the heavens

Milky Way galaxy

500

If this were perpendicular to its orbital plane, there would be a wide, hot equatorial belt and very cold polar zones

earth's axis

500

The old-earth view of the earth's history, which includes assigning ages to rocks that extend far back into time

deep-time viewpoint

500

The core material is _______ than the mantle material

denser

500

These properties can make a resource precious or valuable

the need or demand for it

how accessible it is

500

The least dangerous location in a large galaxy like ours

the space between arms of the galaxy