BJU Earth Science Chapter 1

God's command in Genesis 1:28 to be fruitful and multiply and to have dominion over the earth.

A belief that a person holds based on his experience or knowledge of the subject.

A scientist who theorizes about the beginning of the universe.

Non-spiritual or not religious.

Possible explanation, what a scientist thinks might be true and is testing to see if it is.

 A set of standards that scientists hold to when doing research and reporting their results.

The notion that the universe began in a gigantic explosion event about 15 billion years ago.

A person's set of beliefs and assumptions about what is true in life.

The total collection of knowledge gained through man's observations of the physical world.

An idea that a person takes for granted, something that is believed to be true without proof.