AY Honor Geology - Advanced Requirements

Geology - Advanced

Skill Level

2

Year

1975

Version

25.12.2024

Approval authority

General Conference

1. Have the Geology honor.

2. Provide the following information:

a. How do earthquakes tell us what the interior of the earth is like?

b. How can a lot of water (as in Noah's flood) do in a few months what a little water would require thousands or millions of years to do?

c. Why are evidences of glaciers seen in the temperate climes where there are now no glaciers?

d. How do creationists, who believe in a universal flood and in a young age for the earth since creation, understand and use the geological time chart?

e. What is the continental drift (plate tectonics) theory, and how can creationists fit such geological activity into time since creation?

3. Where in the world would you likely see:

a. Large glaciers

b. Active volcanoes

c. Sand dunes

d. Sinkholes

e. Fiords

f. Faultblock mountains

g. Folded mountains

h. Chalk cliffs

i. Icebergs

j. Atolls

4. Write a 500-word paper on one of the following:

a. Describe the interesting geology you saw on a trip you took recently.

b. Describe the geological activity that happened because of a heavy rain, flood, or windstorm that you experienced.