Lesson 1 – Review Questions

At the end of each chapter in your textbook, The Heavens and the Earth, you will find a list of Review Questions. Please answer them out on your own either in your notebook or with a computer. You can use your notes or textbook to answer the questions (unless your teacher/parent says otherwise). In the next step, you or your teacher/parent will be able to grade your answers.

Some questions may require you to reference specific images included in your textbook.

1. Describe the contributions and interactions of the Earth’s spheres at the beach/shoreline.
2. Look at the geosphere image below. Identify the lettered components of the geosphere, and the depths (in km) of each boundary. Letters A to C are the general divisions, and letters D to H represent each of the components.
3. An atmospheric scientist is working on determining the relationship between temperature, moisture content, and ice crystal formation by manipulating an artificial atmosphere in the laboratory. Is this research experimental or historical science? Explain your choice.
4. What are the two sources of energy that drive Earth processes? What are two examples of these processes at work?
5. Provide a brief comparison of young-Earth creation and naturalistic evolution concerning the following issues: use of the Bible, age of the earth and universe, and ancestry of life forms.
6. What verses from the Book of Genesis contribute to the dominion mandate? How are the terms and language used in these verses similar? How are they different?