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Natural gas is almost always found with _________
crude oil
The "Origin of Species" was authored in 1859 by _________ __________
Charles Darwin
Methane, ethane, and propane are different forms of
natural gas
Nearly half of the electrical power plants in the United States use this fuel
coal
Which of these shows the most likely order of development for these materials?
peat to lignite to bituminous coal
Why are fossils not being formed today when so many organisms continue to die?
Fossils are rare because they form under special conditions. Also, things usually decay and are eaten. Highly unusual conditions must be present for fossils to form. Rapid burial must occur as well.
What does the scripture Job 28:1-2, 5-6 say?
There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth and copper is smelted from ore... The earth, from which food comes, is transformed below as by fire. Sapphires are in its rocks, and its dust contains nuggets of gold.
What is the difference between a native mineral and a compound mineral?
A native mineral is a mineral that is one type of atom.
What are the seven general Mineral ID tests based on its physical properties?
color, streak, luster, crystal shape and growth, cleavage and fracture, hardness, and specific gravity
The most abundant family or class of minerals is the
silicates
Which of the following is not a native mineral?
quartz
If you were given an unknown mineral sample, explain how you would identify this mineral.
observe color, test streak, determine luster, note what kind of cleavage(if any), note fracture, test hardness. Special tests: flame and acid tests. Test if radioactive, luminescent, magnetic, or if has refraction
Explain the difference in the two theories, creation and evolution, about how the atmosphere came about.
Evolution: Many gases floating around came together. After the earth collided with a crater, it fell into place. Also, plant respiration and animal oxygen helped build it.
Creation: On day two, we know God made a "firmament", but as for the creation of the atmosphere, we don't know how it came about. We just trust that God created it.
Who introduced a heliocentric model?
Copernicus
Who discovered the 4 moons of Jupiter in 1610?
Galileo
Who applied gravity to planetary movement?
Newton
Who formulated the 3 laws of planetary motion?
Kepler
Who was a very accurate astronomer and had Kepler as an assistant?
Tycho
Who developed a system for naming stars that used Greek letters and Latin forms of the stars' constellation names?
Bayer
What are the declination and right ascension used for?
to give the precise location of a star
Which two factors are used as the axes to plot stars on the HR diagram?
temperature and luminosity
For what reason did cosmologists propose the existence of dark matter?
so their naturalistic models of the galaxy formation will work.
What is the main way that astronomers use constellations?
to locate certain celestial bodies and stars
The solar _______ contains the entire range of electromagnetic waves released by the sun
spectrum
A solar eclipse occurs when the _______ is between the ________ and the sun
moon; earth
Explain the revolution and rotation of each the moon and Earth in terms of a year
moon: it revolves around the earth 12 times per year and rotates 12 times per year
earth: it revolves 365 times per year and rotates 365 times per year
What are two reasons for our seasons?
The tilt of the earth on its axis, and the rotation and revolution of the earth.