ES Chap 1 Review

Be able to explain how the study of earth science can be used in God's plan of Redemption.

• Okay! I will study that question and think of how to answer it

• Nah, I feel like missing points for completely no justifiable reason

Be able to define the word science from a Christian viewpoint, including the what, how, and why of this field of study.

• No, I feel like failing this test.

• I will definitely study the definition of science on p. 12 of my textbook.

A scientific theory is a workable tool that helps scientists _____ their observations and solve problems.

• Explain

• Describe

• Confirm

• Refute

A scientific law ______, often mathematically, roles or relationships that are found in nature.

• Explains

• Describes

• Confuses

• Enforces

What 3 Consecutive verses are described as The Creation Mandate?

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

• uniformity

• uniformitarianism

• conservation of matter and energy

• entropy

Do scientists ever adjust or change their hypotheses after analyzing their data?

• Yes, scientist often change their hypotheses based off of the results of a previous experiment in order to perform a new experiment to answer a scientific question

• No, once a hypothesis is formed, it cannot ever be changed when trying to answer a scientific question

New information that a scientists obtains from analyzing data is called

• derived data

• descriptive data

• measured data

• analytical data

What type of scientist would design devices or vehicles used in science?

• engineer

• geologist

• astronomer

• marine scientist

what type of scientist would study binary star systems and their orbits?

• astronomer

• geologist

• meteorologist

• hydrologist