Chapter 5 (The Changing Earth)

Question 1

Creations believe there was a _____ Ice Age that ended about ______ years ago

Answer 1

Singel / 4500-5500 years ago

Question 2

Evolutionists believe there were ____ ice ages over _____ of years

Answer 2

many / thousand

Question 3

Behind every model is a set of _____

Answer 3

assumptions

Question 4

Assume 1 of the following

Answer 4

1. The earth has always existed
2. The was formed by natural processes out of pre-existing materials
3. The was supernaturally created out of nothing

Question 5

What is the theory that all the heavenly bodies in the solar system gradually evolved from a cloud of dust and gas,

Answer 5

Nebular Hypothesis

Question 6

What are 3 problems of Old Earth Theory

Answer 6

1. the sun rotates too slowly for the amount of matter it has to if it were formed from a nebula
2. Venus rotates backward compared to the direction it should.
3. Uranus is tipped on its line

Question 7

4 Facts about the Old Earth Theory

Answer 7

1. Earth began forming around 4.5 billion years ago
2. After it cooled a smaller planet crashen into it adding dense matter
3. Some of the debris later formed our moon
4. Atmosphere was poisonous w/o oxygen

Question 8

4 Fact about the Young Earth Theory

Answer 8

1. Earth is less than 8,000 years old
2. God created everything in six literal days
3. God created the world in a specific order
4. this order differs from how life would have evolved if evolution were true.

Question 9

a huge landmass containing many tectonic plates that broke apart and then collided over and over again

Answer 9

Supercontinent

Question 10

a mass of ice produced when snow builds up and compacts it then flows downhill under the influence of gravity

Answer 10

Glacier

Question 11

a theoretical column of rock strata that is believed to document the earth’s history.

Answer 11

Geologic Column

Question 12

layers of a rock

Answer 12

Strata

Question 13

measuring nuclear changed of certain elements found in a rock

Answer 13

Absolute age

Question 14

Estimating the age of a rock layer by comparing its position to nearby layers

Answer 14

relative age

Question 15

The oldest rock layer are on the bottom of the youngest rock layer are on the top

Answer 15

Principal of Superpostioin

Question 16

The science of studying the layers of rock and their worldview of a very old earth.

Answer 16

Stratigraphy