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In the psalms what do the heavens declare?

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The heavens declare the glory of God the skies proclaim the work of his hands Psalm 19:1

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What does the second law thermodynamics, also called the law of entropy, express?

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The second law thermodynamics also called the law of entropy expresses that anything organized tends to become disorganized over time

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What makes up our solar system?

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Our solar system is made up of the sun eight planets and the moons and thousands of astroids

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Describe the sun

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The sun is in an usual small yellow star that provides the perfect amount of energy for life on earth

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According to Psalm 24 what belongs to the Lord?

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The earth is the Lords and everything in it the world and all who live in it Psalm 24… One

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What does the theory of the greenhouse affect suggest

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The greenhouse theory suggests that an atmospheric carbon dioxide increases the earth’s temperature increases

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What is the importance of ozone

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Ozone is an important chemical because it absorbs deadly radiation from the sun.

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What is the percentage of oxygen necessary for human life

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The earths atmosphere must always contain 21% oxygen to maintain life

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What is the definition of cataclysmic

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Cataclysmic is a violent sudden change or disaster

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What is the definition of uniformitarianism

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Uniformitarianism is the belief that the earths past geological changes can be fully explained by process is taking place now

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What does the theory of continental drift state

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The theory of continental drift states that the continental plates can move

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What is radiometric dating

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Radiometric dating uses the decay rate of radioactive material to date objects

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Why is radiometric dating inaccurate

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Radiometric dating is in accurate because it assumes that specifics are known about the original material

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What is the definition of organic matter

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Organic matter comes from or is made up of once living things

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What is the definition of good science

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Good science is defined as a constant search for accurate information

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What was Copernicus famous for

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Coupon a kiss was a Polish scientist first promoted the theory that the planets revolve around the sun

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Who is Charles Darwin

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Charles Darwin promoted natural selection is the method of evolutionary changes

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Who was Francesco Redi?

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Francesco redi discovered that microscopic eggs were the source of flies on open meat

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What are the four main chemicals in the cell

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Deforming chemicals found in a cell are amnio acids, lipids, porphyrins, and poly nucleotide

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What are proteins

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Proteins are found in living things and are made up of Amnio acid chains

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What is the definition of natural selection

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Natural selection is the idea that the fittest survive and pass along their traits to their offspring

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What is the significance of Galapagos Islands

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The Galapagos islands are the place Darwin noticed the adaptability and variations with an animal species

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What are chromosomes

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Chromosomes are long thin strands of genetic material made of DNA and proteins

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What is a fossil

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A fossil is the remains or traces of plants and animals that are found in rocks

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What is Stratum

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Stratton is a uniform layer of sedimentary rock or soil line between layers with different compositions

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What is meant by the standard geological column

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The geological column is an imaginary column of rock believed to show various stages of fossilized life

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What is the definition of Homologous

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In biology, it means similar structures are features of a plant or animal

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What makes a woodpecker beak unique

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A woodpecker’s beak is designed with the pad of spongy tissue that acts as a shock absorber

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How does the penguin care for its young

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The penguin has a skin flap to keep an egg warm it up perfectly shares the care of it’s chick with it’s me

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What is unusual about the tongue of a mallee fowl?

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The time of the Australian Malley is used to test if the nest temperature has change 1/10 of a degree

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How does a bat find its food

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The bat is a mammal that emits sounds up to 20 to 30 times a second to locate flying insects

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What is unique about a gazelle

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The gazelle is a fast running African mammal that would burn up it’s brain while running if not for specially designed cooling system

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What is unique about a termite

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The turnpike is an insect that no matter what the weather always keeps its home at 64°

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How does a Bee communicate

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The BEe is very specific dances to communicate

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What is unique about an army ant

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The army ant is an insect that makes the Queen’s nest using its own workers

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What does the theory of evolution state?

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The theory of evolution states that life began as a chance combination of nonliving chemicals

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