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BJU Ch. 1 Quiz Review-Earth Science
BJU Ch. 1 Quiz Review-Earth Science
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Earth Science BJU
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1
A presupposition is a strongly held assumption about the way the world or things in our lives work
False
True
2
Why do scientists prefer controlled experiments?
They usually cost less
They allow only one factor to vary
They are based on hypotheses
They use only measured data
3
A young-earth creationist believes that the earth is about 7000 years old
True
False
4
Studies ocean currents
Astronomer
Hydrologist
Marine scientist
Meteorologist
5
Which of the following statements is true?
A worldview is based on science.
A worldview is based on descriptive data.
A worldview is based on presuppositions.
A worldview is based on wisely using God's world.
6
Why do creationist and secular scientists come to different conclusions?
Because they have different uses of data
Because they have different types of data
Because they have different values of data
Because they have different interpretations of data
7
All humans are valuable because they are made in God's image
False
True
8
Which of the following is true about operational science?
Most scientists today work on operational science
It is heavily influenced by a scientist's presuppositions
Its theories cannot be tested in the present
It involves collecting data about unobserved events in the past
9
Studies faults and earthquakes
Hydrologist
Geologist
Meteorologist
Astronomer
10
Most scientists today spend their time conducting operational science
False
True
11
Studies galaxies and their stars
Meteorologist
Geologist
Astronomer
Hydrologist
12
A scientific process that is going to lead to valid scientific information must begin with a scientific question.
True
False
13
If scientific information is collected with an instrument containing a numerical scale, it is most likely ____ data.
measured
derived
descriptive
inferred
14
Studies climate change
Geologist
Engineer
Marine scientist
Meterologist
15
Designs giant windmills to generate electricity
Engineer
Geologist
Meteorologist
Hydrologist
16
One of the main purposes of science is
to give final answers to life's big questions
to disprove the Bible
to prove that all things came from natural origins
to create better models of the way the universe works
17
Commandment to study and use the earth and its resources for God's glory and man's benefit.
Great Commandment
Principle of Uniformity
Creation Mandate
Creational goodness
18
Models are acceptable only when they perfectly portray what they are intended to represent.
False
True
19
The 3 foundational points of a Christian worldview are the Creation, the Fall, and ______.
Sin
Redemption
Data
Change
20
Scientific models can change very dramatically over time
True
False
21
For every observable result of a process, there must be an adequate _____.
hypothesis
effect
cause
inference
22
The way that you view and use science is affected by your worldview
False
True
23
Which of the following steps would probably be the
last
to occur in a scientific study?
drawing conclusions
collecting data
publishing results
analyzing data
24
Studies water chemistry in a lake
Marine scientist
Astronomer
Geologist
Hydrologist
25
People can declare God's glory through earth science by discovering new ways to obtain petroleum from rocks underground
False
True
26
Most scientific knowledge comes from ___.
the scientific process
guesses
reading instruments
accidents
27
The main reason for publishing the results of scientific work is for others to know who discovered something first
True
False
28
A scientific model
is a workable explanation of what the scientist thinks is happening
is something that a scientist makes in his spare time
always gives the right answer to a scientific question
must be a physically constructed item
29
Which of the following is
not
an example of applying the Creation Mandate?
creating a device to measure earthquakes
launching a satellite to improve communication
building a dam to reduce flooding
ridiculing a secular scientist
30
What is
not
true about a hypothesis?
It provides direction for testing
It should be as complicated as possible
It might be used to make predictions
It offers an initial explanation for an observation
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An important idea behind the Gap theory of Creation is that
Creation occurred in six literal days
fossils came from the Genesis Flood
the earth is about 7000 years old
Earth's history involved two acts of creation
