___ have been used to hypothesize which continents were at one time joined. - ansmagnetic crystals
___ is a feature of John Baumgardner's catastrophic plate tectonics theory. - ansRunaway subduction
___ scientists believe that it took the Atlantic Ocean about 180 million years to form. - ansSecular
A creationist's explanation for what caused the extinction of the wooly mammoths include all of the following
except ___. - ansplate tectonics
According to a young-earth view, during which period would you expect to find the greatest number of fossils?
- ansthe Flood
According to most secular geologists, which of the following was caused by a collision? - ansthe moon
According to old-earth geologists, which of the following is necessary for a glacial period to begin? - ansa
gradual cooling of both continents and oceans
According to the diluvial geologic time scale, the lowest stratum of the geologic column would represent ___. -
ansthe Creation event
According to the nebular hypothesis, all planets began as ___. - ansplanetesimals
According to young-earth geologists, it is likely that the ___ was warm and remained ice-free during the Ice
Age. - ansArctic Ocean
According to young-earth geologists, the order of fossils in the fossil record is based on the ability of organisms
to ___ rising waters during the flood. - ansflee
, Accoriding to young-earth geologists, the order of fossils in the fossil record reflects the ability of organisms to
___. - ansflee or survive
An ice age with lots of extra snowfall would require that oceans, the main source of water vapor for snow
formation, be much ___. - answarmer
Catastrophic plate tectonics - ansproduced rapid movements of tectonic plates during a short amount of time
Compare secular and catastrophic plate tectonics. - ansx.3 Use your textbook to write a paragraph answering
this question.
Compare the secular geologic time scale with the diluvial geologic time scale. - ansx.2 Use your textbook to
write a paragraph answering this question
Geologically, the term stratum refers to - ansa layer of rock
Geologists determine the relative date of a rock layer by applying the principle of ___. - anssuperposition
How long did Noah and his family spend inside the Ark? - ans371 days
Old earth theory believe planets formed from ___ - ansplanetesimals
Old Earth theory believes in ___ supercontinents ending with Pangaea - ansmultiple
Sea-floor spreading is thought to be driven by the movement of ___. - ansthe mantle
Sea-floor spreading occurs at ___ - ansmid-ocean ridges.