Chapter 1 Review Earth Science
Earth Science Jeopardy World View Definitions Scientists Scientific Process Misc. 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400
The overall perspective that we use to see and interpret the world
The two primary factors that inform the way each person interprets what they see in the world.
The three foundational points of a Christian worldview are Creation, Fall and _________.
The commandment to study and use the earth and its resources for God’s glory and man’s benefit. (Found in Genesis 1:28)
An initial explanation for a problem that guides a scientist’s research
What you believe about the most important things in life
A workable explanation that describes or represents something in the world
What is the difference between a scientific theory and a scientific law?
Might study galaxies and their stars
Might study faults and earthquakes
Might study climate change
Might study ocean currents
An important question to ask when forming a hypothesis is, “Can it be ________?”
When collecting data, ____________ experiments allow for one factor to be varied at a time
Analyzing the data you collect allows you to adjust your ___________ as needed.
The step that usually occurs last in the scientific process
Hypothesis
Worldview
Worldview and presuppositions
Redemption (Reconciliation)
The Creation Mandate
Presuppositions
Model
Theory-widely accepted hypothesis, models to explain observations Law-describe the way quantities relate to each other
Astronomer
Geologist or Seismologist
Meteorologist
Marine Scientist
Tested
Controlled
Hypothesis
Publish Results
If scientific information is collected with an instrument containing a numerical scale, it is most likely ____________ data.
___________ Science investigates events and facts that can be observed in the here and now
Data that can be observed, but not measured
According to an important scientific principle, for anything that is an observable result of a process-an effect-there must be an adequate ________
Measured
Operational
Descriptive
Cause