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Earth Science
Biology, Astronomy, Geology : (BAG acronym)
Création Mandaté
God made people have dominion over the earth
What is a worldview
Overall perspective that we use to use to see and interpret our world
What are presuppositions
Things that we assume to be true
How do models help us understand the world
Models help by representing, explaining, and describing things in our world (acronym RED)
While Christians believe in god creating the earth, what do secularists believe in
Evolution // everything comes from natural causes
What is a hypothesis
A hypothesis is an initial statement we use to explain phenomena and observations
Define theory
Models that scientists use as frameworks to explain observations
Define data
Information that scientists collect by observing nature
How do we define science
The collection of observations, explanations, and models to produce an organized study of nature
What is teh difference between theories and scientific laws
Theories explain, laws describe; theories are generally lesser proven than laws are
List the steps of the scientific process
Make a scientific question; conduct research; form a hypothesis; collect data; analyze data; draw a conclusion; publish results
Which two key ideas do scientists rely on when working
Principle of cause and effect; principle of uniformity
Geologists
They study rocks
Meteorologists
They study the weather and atmosphere
Astronomer
They study the stars and celestial bodies
What do engineers use to solve problems
Technology
What do hydrologists study
Fresh water; distribution and movement of
2 major types of science
Historical science; operational science
How many stars does the omega centauri cluster contain
Over 10 000 000
What kind fo scientists study
Astrophysicists
What does gospel mean
Good tidings
What does secular mean
W/out god
What is big bang theory
The universe began with a big bang
How does a worldview influence our view on science
It’ll affect scientific viewpoint, then theories, hypotheses, and then laws in extension
3 things that models have
Theories, laws, hypotheses
Define derive
To obtain information from other information
Define inference
A conclusion drawn from something known to be true
What is gap theory
There was a period of time in between each day of creation
What does ASTRO mean
Stars
What type of scientist studies earthquakes
Seismologists
What scientist studies weather
Meteorologist
What type of scientist studies rocks
Petrologists
Principal of cause and effect
Every effect must have an adequate cause
What is a controlled experiment
An experiment where the scientists can vary only one factor at a time
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