1B Quiz Answers Flashcards

1
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Creationary and evolutionary scientists often interpret the same data differently because of their _________

A

Worldview

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2
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________is a workable explanation of what the scientist thinks is happening

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Theory

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3
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A _______is a strongly held assumption about the way the world or things in our lives work and is assumed true.

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Presupposition

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4
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_______ is usually considered to be more repeatable and reliable.

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Measured data

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5
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__________ is the conclusion that is drawn from the assumed truth.

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Inference

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6
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__________is the initial explanation that guides the scientist’s research and typically comes first in the scientific method.

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Hypothesis

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7
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A model used as a framework to explain many observations is called a __________

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Scientific model

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8
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A description that may include an equation with symbols and has been proven to be true.

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Law

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9
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The _________ theory of origin of the universe substitutes an explosion like event for a creator God

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Big Bang

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10
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__________are used to help scientists learn about things that are too big to see or too small to see

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Models

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11
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One of the main purposes of science is to create better models of the way the _________ works

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Universe

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12
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What is the difference between scientific theory and a scientific law

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A theory is still in a working progress to see if it’s true and a law is true

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13
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Why does the Gap Theory not make standard geography and the bible agree?

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Because the earth wasn’t made in millions of years. It was made in six days.

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14
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___________ is the observations, explanations, and models produced through an organized study of nature to enable people to exercise good and wise dominion over the world. It could also include the what, the how, and the why things work

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Science

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