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12 Cards in this Set
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_________ are people who believe that only natural forces are active on Earth
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Uniformitarianism
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_____ a violent upheaveal or a change in the earth's crust.
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cataclysm
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The book of ______ better explains the changes in the world's land formations.
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Genesis
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Why did the earth become unstable after the Flood?
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The earth's crust was softened and easily broke. The climate was also effected.
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The earth is divided into three parts:1
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1.atmosphere - air
2. lithosphere - solid earth 3. hydrosphere - water |
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The Earth is _____ miles in diameter.
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8,000 miles
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The three layers of the earth:
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1. crust - 4.5 - 31 miles - thin layer
2. mantle - hot moldable material 3. core - outer core and inner core |
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___% of the earth's surface is land.
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29%
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______ the main landmasses of the earth.
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continent
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______ landmasses surrounded by water.
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island
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___________ are large island masses close to continents.
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continental islands
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_________ are small island masses.
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oceanic islands
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