PHSC 210 Test 2 Questions and Answers
(LU)
Nico Steno - Answer-- establishes earliest rules of geological dating
- young earth creationist
James Ussher - Answer-- animals of the world
- believed creation happened in 4,004 BC
- late 1700's to early 1800's
Catastrophism - Answer-1) Earth is ancient
2) Earth's geology was formed by many global catastrophes
3) God created life at each catastrophe
4) Noah's flood is local
, Gap Theory - Answer-time gap between Genesis 1:1 & 1:2
Day-Age Theory - Answer-each "day" in Genesis 1 was a creative age
Fossils - Answer-the remains of formerly living organisms recovered from a geological setting/context
William Smith - Answer-came up with the concept of Correlation
Correlation & it's 2 types - Answer-- the process of linking up rocks over distances in which they are not
seen
- 2 ways: physical & temporal
Radioactive Dating - Answer-gives numerical ages for rocks
Radioactive Decay - Answer-spontaneous change of an unstable isotope (parent) into some other
isotope (daughter)
Carbon 14 dating - Answer-- only used for formerly living material
- for every 1 4C, there's 1 trillion 12C
Types of Earthquake stresses: - Answer-1) compressional
2) tensional
3) shear
Rock responses to stresses: - Answer-1. bend (fold)
2. breaks (faults, joints)
(LU)
Nico Steno - Answer-- establishes earliest rules of geological dating
- young earth creationist
James Ussher - Answer-- animals of the world
- believed creation happened in 4,004 BC
- late 1700's to early 1800's
Catastrophism - Answer-1) Earth is ancient
2) Earth's geology was formed by many global catastrophes
3) God created life at each catastrophe
4) Noah's flood is local
, Gap Theory - Answer-time gap between Genesis 1:1 & 1:2
Day-Age Theory - Answer-each "day" in Genesis 1 was a creative age
Fossils - Answer-the remains of formerly living organisms recovered from a geological setting/context
William Smith - Answer-came up with the concept of Correlation
Correlation & it's 2 types - Answer-- the process of linking up rocks over distances in which they are not
seen
- 2 ways: physical & temporal
Radioactive Dating - Answer-gives numerical ages for rocks
Radioactive Decay - Answer-spontaneous change of an unstable isotope (parent) into some other
isotope (daughter)
Carbon 14 dating - Answer-- only used for formerly living material
- for every 1 4C, there's 1 trillion 12C
Types of Earthquake stresses: - Answer-1) compressional
2) tensional
3) shear
Rock responses to stresses: - Answer-1. bend (fold)
2. breaks (faults, joints)
