Test 5 Flashcards
(34 cards)
Geologist that popularized uniformitarianism ________________________
Charles Lyell
Scientist that first suggested that first suggested that many catastrophes have shaped Earth’s geological features ___________________________
Georges Cuvier
Sudden appearance of life in the fossil record is called ________________________________
Cambrian explosion
The belief that God called the universe and all that is in it into existence out of nothing is__________________________
Special Creation
The supposed starting point of cosmic evolution is ________________________
the big bang
The hypothetical time scale that supposedly charts both the earth’s history and the sequence of the rock layers in the earth’s crust is the_________________________________
geologic column
One idea that attempts to reconcile the Bible and evolution is____________________________________
theistic evolution
Fossils that extend through several strata are ______________________ fossils
polystrate
The idea that the fittest and strongest of each species are more likely to survive and reproduce than weaker or unfit members of the species is___________________________________
natural selection
Badly crushed “Homo habilis” skull that scientists found in Kenya was called________________________
Skull 1470
How often can science make authoritative statements about the origin of the earth__________________
NEVER
no HUMAN has witnessed it
What is the belief that the universe and life originated by natural processes over billions of years_______________________
evolution!
From the longest to shortest, the time periods into which evolutionists divide the geologic column are ___________________, __________________, ___________________, and _______________________.
eeeons
eras
periods.
epochs
The false belief that all geological processes have always proceeded at the same rate is known as____________________.
uniformitarianism
The principle of _______________________ states that the same scientific laws in operation today have existed throughout the earth’s history.
uniformity
When an organism shows no change between its appearance in the fossil record and at the present day, scientists refer to this as___________________
stasis
The idea that one or more catastrophes are primarily responsible for Earth’s geological features is________________________
catastrophism
The evolutionary hypothesis that states that new kinds of organisms arise quickly because of rapid genetic changes is _____________________________
punctuated equilibrium
A fossil that is considered characteristic of a specific period is a___________________________
index fossil
Another name for transitional forms is ____________________________
intermediates
Charles _______________ popularized evolution with his book On the Origin of Species.
DARWIN
please remember this!
The study of fossils is _____________________________
paleontology
The size of the portion of the skull that contains the brain is the_____________________________
cranial capacity
“Missing link” thought to be a transitional form between amphibians and reptiles____________________
SEYMOURia
(where Seymour got its name!) {JK}
