Chapter 4

Question 1

The moon’s gravitational tug on earth causes…

Answer 1

Tides in our oceans

Question 2

Lunar is Latin for______.

Answer 2

Moon

Question 3

The moon is _____ smaller than the sun.

Answer 3

400x

Question 4

God calls the moon the…

Answer 4

“Lesser light to rule the night”

Question 5

What is the study of the earth?

Answer 5

Geology

Question 6

What is the belief that earth forming processes are natural?

Answer 6

Uniformitarianism

Question 7

Who published his book, Principles of Geology?

Answer 7

Charles Lyell

Question 8

What is the same as the old earth view?

Answer 8

Deep-time view

Question 9

What is the theory about a big land mass that broke up into pieces over time?

Answer 9

Plate tectonics theory

Question 10

What two men wrote the book,The Genesis Flood?

Answer 10

John Whitcomb and Henry Morris

Question 11

What conflicts with an old-age geology viewpoint?

Answer 11

The flood

Question 12

Secular geologists believe the earth is _____________ years old.

Answer 12

4-5 billion

Question 13

Creationists believe the earth is _______________ years old.

Answer 13

6-7 thousand

Question 14

Some biological and nonbiological natural resources are _________.

Answer 14

Renewable

Question 15

What is a change that occurs suddenly?

Answer 15

Discontinuity

Question 16

Crust and upper mantle make the ___________.

Answer 16

Lithosphere

Question 17

Mantle goes to about _____ miles.

Answer 17

420

Question 18

Lower mantle makes the _____________.

Answer 18

Asthenosphere

Question 19

Inner core may be ______.

Answer 19

Solid

Question 20

The inner core is ______ miles across.

Answer 20

1500

Question 21

Earth’s moon is _____ larger than other moons in our solar system.

Answer 21

100x

Question 22

The Apollo 8 mission was to view the moon, but instead they_________

Answer 22

marveled at the Earth

Question 23

For centuries scientists discarded the _________

Answer 23

Christian view of the Earth

Question 24

The Apollo 8 astronauts found that the ________ provided a narrative or information that fit what they saw.

Answer 24

Bible

Question 25

God designed the __________ and __________ to be great and unique

Answer 25

Earth, Universe

Question 26

The force of Earth's ______is perfect for life

Answer 26

gravity

Question 27

Few planets have a __________ surface, like Earth

Answer 27

solid

Question 28

Earth's ___________ causes seasons

Answer 28

tilt

Question 29

Liquid water supports ________

Answer 29

life

Question 30

Atmosphere protects us from _________

Answer 30

meteors

Question 31

Jupiter's __________ protects us

Answer 31

gravity

Question 32

The properties of the __________ make Earth designed for life

Answer 32

sun

Question 33

What controls the wave lengths of the sun

Answer 33

surface temperature

Question 34

Who studies earthquake waves

Answer 34

seismologist

Question 35

____________ zone allows water to exists as a liquid and carbon dioxide to remain as a gas

Answer 35

habitability

Question 36

Who said "the present is the key to the past"?

Answer 36

Charles Lyell

Question 37

How do geologists learn about the layers of the Earth?

Answer 37

using seismic waves

Question 38

When a natural resource is _______ it is worth more money.

Answer 38

rare

Question 39

The center of the ___________ would be a very dangerous place for Earth

Answer 39

Milky Way galaxy

Question 40

All scientists believe that the world is _________ and _________

Answer 40

regular, predictable

Question 41

What is my name?

Answer 41

Mathew Vachon!