Earth Science Ch. 1 (rev)

A geologist who works in petrology would be interested mainly in

A young-earth creationist believes that the earth is about 7000 years old.

New information that a scientist obtains from analyzing data is called ______ data

Which of the following typically comes first in the scientific process?

Which of the following steps would probably be the last to occur in a scientific study?

Observations, explanations, and models produced through an organized study of nature

Which of the following is not an example of applying the Creation Mandate?

According to an important presupposition of science, for every observable result of a process, there must be an adequate

Studying ocean currents...

A description that may include an equation with symbols

Studying water chemistry in a lake...

Models are acceptable only when they perfectly portray what they are intended to represent.

All humans are valuable because they are made in god’s image.

Some scientists serve as educators or as expert witnesses in court.

The idea that the world operates in predictable and reliable ways is called the principle of ____.

Which of the following would be an example of historical science?

God commanded man to fill the earth and have ______________ over it.

An idea that is assumed to be true

Which of the following statements is true?

Secular and creationist scientists disagree about how data should be collected.

If scientific information is collected with an instrument containing a numerical scale, it is most likely _____data.

A model used as a framework to explain many observations

A conclusion that is drawn from an assumed truth

Descriptive data is usually considered to be more repeatable and reliable than measured data.

The three foundational points of a Christian worldview are Creation, the Fall, and ________.

A scientific model

An initial explanation that guides a scientist’s research

Studying galaxies and their stars...

Scientists sometimes have to _____ their hypothesis after analyzing their data.

Studying faults and earthquakes..

Studying climate change...

What is not true about a hypothesis?

Why do scientists prefer controlled experiments?

Historical sci. is done in the same way that operational sci. is done, except that it deals with events in the past.

The work of good science involves

Designing giant windmills to generate electricity...

The commandment to study and use the earth and its resources for God’s glory and man’s benefit is called