Astronomy Quiz 3: Chapters 4-5 Flashcards
antimatter
a substance identical to ordinary matter except that the electrical charges of particles are opposite; e.g., an antiproton has a negative charge whereas a proton is positive
extra-solar planet
an extra-solar planet (or exoplanet) is a planet that orbits a star other than the sun, and therefore belongs to a planetary system other than our solar system
presupposition
a thing tacitly assumed beforehand at the beginning of a line of argument or course of action
materialism
the philosophy that all that exists is material
epicycle
a small circle whose center moves around the circumference of a large one
bias
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair
Scientific observation has shown that matter and antimatter are always produced in ___.
pairs
When particles and anti-particles touch, they destroy each other and release enormous amounts of ___.
energy
The giant gas planets in our solar system are: ___, ___, ___, and ___.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
The obvious problem with the evolutionary view of extraterrestrial life has become known as the ___ ___, which begs the question “If other life does exist, where is everybody?”
Fermi paradox
Without a number of foundational ___ about reality we could not make sense of anything.
presuppositions
When a person is committed to a particular assumption or worldview, no amount of evidence can change his mind, because the evidence can always be explained away by additional ___.
assumptions
Only the biblical worldview can provide a basis for logical thought and scientific inquiry that is ___-___, makes sens of the ___ ___, and provides an absolute ___ ___.
self-consistent, scientific evidence, moral standard
