Earth Science and Christian Worldview

A Christian worldview is based on ______.

• science

• philosophy

• the Bible

• nature

Scientific laws ______ observations.

• describe

• explain

• predict

• assume

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

The process of gathering, analyzing, and making sense of data is called what?

• Operational science

• Historical science

• The scientific process

• Seismology

What kind of earth science studies earthquakes and their causes?

• Marine science

• Seismology

• Historical science

• Operational science

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What kind of earth scientists study the ocean?

• Seismologists

• Marine scientists or oceanographers

• Historical scientists

• Operational scientists

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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

• publishing findings

• building a theory

• stating a hypothesis

• experimenting

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

• collecting data

• drawing conclusions

• publishing results

• analyzing data

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

• effect

• hypothesis

• cause

• inference

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

A geologist who works in petrology would be interested mainly in

• identifying rocks and minerals and explaining how they formed.

• studying faults and fractures in rocks and describing their arrangements.

• earthquakes and the interior structure of the earth.

• describing and classifying layers of rock.

An initial explanation that guides a scientist's research is called what?

• Theory

• Hypothesis

• Law

• Presupposition