BJU Earth Science Chapter 1 Test

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

• the principle of uniformity

• creational goodness

• the Creation Mandate

• the Dominion Mandate

• the Great Commandment

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

• ridiculing a secular scientist because he believes that the earth is 4.5 billion years old

• launching a satellite to improve communication

• creating a device to measure earthquakes

• building a dam to reduce flooding

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

• Change

• Redemption

• Sin

• Data

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following statements is true?

• A worldview is based on descriptive data.

• A worldview is based on wisely using God's world.

• A worldview is based on science.

• A worldview is based on presuppositions.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Creationist and secular scientists can have the same information but come to different conclusions because they have different _________ of data.

• uses

• interpretations

• values

• perspectives

• types

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

A scientific model

• must be a physically constructed item.

• is a workable explanation of what the scientist thinks is happening.

• is something that a scientist makes in his spare time.

• always gives the right answer to a scientific question.

What is not true about a hypothesis?

• It provides direction for testing.

• It offers an initial explanation for an observation.

• It might be used to make predictions.

• It should be as complicated as possible.

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

• publishing findings

• building a theory

• stating a hypothesis

• experimenting

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

• measured

• qualitative

• inferred

• descriptive

• derived

The work of good science involves __________.

• B. glorifying God

• A. showing love to your neighbor

• neither A nor B

• both A and B