chapter 1

Question 1

identifying rocks and minerals

Answer 1

petrology

Question 2

As Christians, we should do what?

Answer 2

help out others

Question 3

history of lakes

Answer 3

limnologist

Question 4

science done to accomplish biblical ______ as commanded in the Creation Mandate

Answer 4

dominion; Dominion Science

Question 5

oceans

Answer 5

marine scientists

Question 6

what are two important commandments God gave us?

Answer 6

• thou shalt love thy neighor as thyself
• thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart

Question 7

what does G stand for?

Answer 7

a constant number

Question 8

what does m stand for?

Answer 8

mass of an object (like a satellite)

Question 9

without religion; worldly

Answer 9

secular

Question 10

What does Fg mean?

Answer 10

gravitational force

Question 11

recite Mark 12:30

Answer 11

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart

Question 12

scientists who study solid rocky parts of the earth

Answer 12

geologists

Question 13

small particles of eroded material, such as rock, soil, sand, or clay

Answer 13

sediments

Question 14

an initial explanation for a scientific problem

Answer 14

hypothesis

Question 15

outside earth’s atmosphere

Answer 15

astronomer

Question 16

why should you study science

Answer 16

it is a powerful tool to help others

Question 17

the collection of observations, explanations, and models produced through an organized study of view

Answer 17

science

Question 18

data that describes an observation using words

Answer 18

descriptive data

Question 19

a tentative model that scientists use to explain data and scientific concepts

Answer 19

theory

Question 20

data that usually consists of numbers combined with units

Answer 20

measured data

Question 21

fresh water

Answer 21

hydrologists

Question 22

what are the steps of the scientific process?

Answer 22

1. form a scientific question
2. conduct research (make observation)
3. state a hypothesis (an educated or scientific guess)
4. experiment - collect data (information)
5. analyze data
6. draw a conclusion

Question 23

what does science declare?

Answer 23

• God’s glory
• the wonders of His greatness and goodness

Question 24

the philosophical position from which a person interprets events in the world and upon which he makes life decisions

Answer 24

worldview

Question 25

God is _____, _____, _____, _____, and His _____ will never fail

Answer 25

• great
• good
• faithfulness
• love
• justice

Question 26

what does Genesis 1 teach?

Answer 26

it tells us that we are valuable to God

Question 27

weather

Answer 27

meteorologist

Question 28

recite Mark 12:31

Answer 28

Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself

Question 29

what are two ways to make an observation?

Answer 29

1. senses - touch, taste, smell, sight, hear
2. use instruments (pencil goggles, stencils, etc.)

Question 30

technology to solve problems

Answer 30

engineers

Question 31

chemicals in minerals

Answer 31

mineralogy

Question 32

a secular model for the origin of the universe (claims the universe is 13.5 billion years old. And explosively inflated to its size)

Answer 32

Big Bang Theory

Question 33

a model that scientists use to describe reliable, universal relationships between different kinds of things

Answer 33

laws

Question 34

an assumption about how the world works that a person believes to be true

Answer 34

presuppositions

Question 35

what does r stand for?

Answer 35

radius or distance between them (M and m)

Question 36

a conclusion drawn from something known or assumed to be true

Answer 36

inference

Question 37

arrangements of rocks; history of formation

Answer 37

structural geology

Question 38

the knowledge and organized methods of observing the earth and its processes using appropriate tools to create models that describe and explain how the earth works

Answer 38

earth science

Question 39

information; any information that scientists collect through observations

Answer 39

data

Question 40

we are made in who’s image?

Answer 40

God’s

Question 41

earthquakes

Answer 41

seismology

Question 42

data that are analyzed (obtaining information form other information)

Answer 42

derived data

Question 43

what does M stand for?

Answer 43

mass of the earth, sun, or another planet

Question 44

what life are we getting ready for by studying the earth?

Answer 44

a life of service to other people

Question 45

a physical, verbal, or mathematical structure that attempts to explain, describe, or represent an aspect of this world in a workable and useful way

Answer 45

models

Question 46

layers of rocks

Answer 46

stratigraphy

Question 47

what is the law of universal gravitation mathematical equation?

Answer 47

Fg = Mm÷R(square)