Geology
What are the layers of Earth? In order from outermost to innermost
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
What is catastrophic plate theory?
Theory that tectonic plates have moved tremendously due to a catastrophic event (The Flood)
At which plate boundary to earthquakes most often happen
Transforming
What is topography?
The change in elevation of an area
What are the 3 structures of volcanoes?
Cinder cone, shield, composite/stratovolcano
What is a renewable resource?
A resource with unlimited supply or can be easily replenished
What is continental drift theory?
Theory from Alfred Wegner that there was once a super continent, and tectonic plates have been shifting at tiny rate for billions of years
How can we predict earthquakes?
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What is the difference between elevation and height?
Elevation: How high something is above sea level
Height: How tall a mountain is from it's base
What is a dormant volcano?
Un-eroded volcano, hasn't erupted in long time, but their is a chance it will due to tectonic activity
Name 3 examples that point to how Earth was created with a plan.
Distance from sun, atmosphere, liquid water, mass, tilt, rotation, magnetic field, place in solar system
What are some things that were a result of The Flood?
Ice age, shifted plates
Describe how earthquakes are located.
Earthquakes are located with 3 earthquake stations. Each can detect how far the earthquake is away, and together they can pinpoint the epicenter.
Name 3 ways mountains can form.
Converging plates, diverging plates, depositional mountains
Where are volcanoes located?
Hot spots or near plate boundaries
What would the earth be like if it was not on a tilt?
Large polar zones, large hot tropic band, small bands of areas with moderate temperatures, no seasons
What did God create in the first days?
Day 1: Light, Day 2: Water, Day 3: Land/Plants, Day 4: Sun, moon, stars Day 5: Flying and swimming creatures Day 6: Land creatures, and man
What is a fault?
A crack in earth with opposite sides that are moving
What can erode rock?
wind, water, ice, plants
What is the most common volcano?
Composite/Stratovolcano
Which layer of Earth takes up the most volume
Mantle (84%)
What is a flaw of the old earth theory?
Not all planets rotate in same direction, lack of gravity to create a 'big bang,' other solar systems contradict the nebular hypothesis, assumption that tectonic plates have moved at same rate for billions of years
Name and describe the 3 types of tectonic plates.
Converging: Moving together
Diverging: Moving away
Transforming: Moving oppostie
They are both depositional and tectonic mountains
What are the 3 types of volcanic emissions? Explain all three
Solid (ash), liquid (lava), gas (smoke)