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| Even though the moon's radius is about 27% of the earth's, its volume is only about ______ of the earth's. |
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| A climatologist's __________ will strongly bias his conclusion about the causes of climate change. |
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| According to the ________ hypothesis, man-made carbon dioxide in the atmosphere traps heat from the sun, raising the earth's temperature. |
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| The ________ of a tornado is its most destructive part. |
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| The lowest recorded pressure in a hurricane can be found in its... |
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| Severe disturbances of weather are ______, which can bring strong winds, heavy precipitation, and other destructive effects. |
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| The bar-headed goose uses the jet stream during its annual... |
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| The Celsius temperature scale has ______ degrees between the boiling and freezing points of water. |
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| Sea breazes are caused by... |
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| Who invented the first practical thermometer and temperature scale that we still use today? |
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| On the average, the coldest temperatures in the atmosphere occur... |
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| The vitamin D that is produced in our skin is the result of a reaction caused by ______ light. |
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| An example of a greenhouse gas is... |
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| The ionosphere does not reflect radio waves in the _______ band. |
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| Computer models developed by Bible-believing scientists suggest that the _______ _______ theory is not a good model for the earth's atmosphere leading up to the Flood. |
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| A naturally occurring open space underground or inside of a mass of earth materials is called a(n)... |
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| _______ is water located beneath the earth's surface. |
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| If water is safe for drinking and cooking, it is described as... |
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| What percentage of the earth's fresh water is groundwater? |
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| The ______ River drains the world's largest river basin. |
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| High-gradient streams have few... |
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| Who was the first to circumnavigate the world? |
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| According to your text, what was a significant motivator for the Age of Exploration? |
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| trade and accumulation of wealth |
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| Which of these inventions did the most to make ocean navigation more accurate? |
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| In 1865, the first personal underwater breathing system, called the Aerophore, was invented. A much improved version was developed in 1943 that today is known as... |
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| Name two animals mentioned in your textbook that use echolocation or sound waves to form images and to move about their environment. (Hint: One is in the air and one in water.) |
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| The use of lead lines to determine water depth was eventually replaced by _______ technology. |
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| Matthew Maury was inspired by Psalm 8:8 to seek the locations of the great ______ in the oceans. |
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| The ______ contain most of the life on Earth. |
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| The HMS Challenger expedition was the first-ever ocean boyage intended to scientifically study the ______ itself, rather than to discover new lands or trade routes. |
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| Waves approaching the shoreline at an angle bend, that is, they ______, to become more parallel to the shoreline. |
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| Subsurface currents that flow due to differences in salinity or temperature are types of ________ currents. |
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| There are ______ tidal power plants in the United States. |
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| Seawater temperature near the ocean bottom... |
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| Submarine _______ are often found carved into continental shelves and slopes. |
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| _____ sea level varies with the tide and differs from place to place. |
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| An oceanographer is a(n) ______ scientist. |
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| Which ocean covers the largest percentage of the earth's surface? |
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| About what percentageof the earth's surface is covered by oceans? |
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| The well-mixed combination of rocks, pebbles, sand, and silt carried by glaciers is called glacial... |
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| A stream's _______ is the quantity of sediment carried by the stream. |
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| _________ is a process whereby thin sheets or layers of rock flake off larger rocks, often shaping them into rounded outcroppings or boulders. |
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| The Origin of Species was authored in 1859 by... |
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| Nearly half of the electrical power plants in the United States use this fuel. |
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| Fossils showing organisms that are in the process of evolving from one form to another are known as... |
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| Who developed the system used today to classify organisms? |
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| What is the name for the study of fossils? |
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| Fossils that seem to appear reliably in the proper geologic sequence and that are used by secular geologists to determine the age of rock strata are called... |
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| Fossils are usually found in ______ rock. |
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| Rocks formed from minerals precipitated from water are... |
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| ________ is a type of rock tha is often light enough to float in water. |
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| Igneous rocks like granite and basalt are often used for statues and important buildings because they... |
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| A rock that has changed due to heat or pressure during the time of its existence is a(n) _______ rock. |
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| A __________ is a scientist who studies the classification and origin of all type of rocks. |
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| The most abundant family or class of minerals is the... |
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| Metallic ________ ________ can fill cracks in rocks (called veins) or occur as nuggets. |
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| A geologist who studies and identifies mineral samples is called a(n) _________. |
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| A mineral composed of more than one chemical element would be classified as a(n) ________ mineral. |
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| A(n) _________ is a naturally occurring, inorganic, crystalline solid having a definite chemical composition. |
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| A mine is one way to exercise dominion over God's creation, but we must be careful to maximize its benefits while minimizing its... |
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| Which of the following methods is the most common for obtaining minerals and ores? |
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| According to the USGS, a(n) _________ volcano has not erupted in historical times but is not significantly eroded. |
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| What is another name for the Circum-Pacific volcano belt? |
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| The depression found at the top of most volcanic cones is called a(n) ________. |
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| A spring that periodically ejects large quantities of hot water and steam is known as a... |
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| A volcanic crater is most clearly indicated on a topographic contour map by... |
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| Most active volcanoes in the world exist... |
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| Where do most volcanoes occur in the Pacific oceanic plate? |
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| The longest and most extensive mountain system on the earth is the... |
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| Earthquakes are most common... |
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| What is the major difference between a fault and a joint? |
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| Faults involve visible movement of rocks but joints do not. |
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| An instrument that simply measures earth waves is a... |
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| Noah sent out doves ______ times before God told him to leave the Ark after the Flood. |
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| Giant moving sections of the earth's crust are called... |
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| How long did Noah and his family spend inside the Ark? |
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| Geologically, the term stratum refers to... |
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| The earliest human records date back to about ______ years ago. |
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| The earth's crust is made up of large divisions known as... |
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| From the Bible we can understand that... |
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| the earth and its place in the universe were specially designed to support life |
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| The Apollo 8 Christmas Eve broadcast from lunar orbit in 1968... |
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| The arrow on many maps points... |
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| North, south, east, and west are known as the ________ directions. |
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| The term _______ would be used to describe the height of a wave. |
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| Scientists are growing plants in orbit because gravity there is... |
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The work of dominion science involves
-glorifying God
-showing love to your neighbor
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| What is not redeemed when God saves a person? |
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| The three foundational points of a Christian worldview should be the Creation, the Fall or Curse, and... |
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