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What is a hypothesis?

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A hypothesis is an initial explanation for the problem, an educated guess.

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What is creation mandate?

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Creation mandate includes the idea that people should fill the earth and study it to discover the best ways to use it, given in genesis.

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What is a worldview?

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A worldview is the basis on how you interpret reality.(your view on the world)

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What is the Big Bang theory?

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The idea that long ago the universe began w/ something like a gigantic explosion.

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What is a theory?

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A tentative model that scientists use to explain scientific concepts.

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What is a law?

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Kinds of measurable physical quantities that relate to each other.

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What is data?

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Any information scientists collect by observing nature.

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What is earth science?

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Simply the knowledge and organized methods of observing the earth and it’s processes using appropriate tools.

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What is meteorology?

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The scientific study of the atmosphere.

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What is oceanography/marine biology?

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The branch of science that deals with the physical and biological properties and phenomena of the sea; marine biology is the study of organisms in the ocean

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What is geology?

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The study of earth’s structures, materials and processes

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What is hydrology?

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The branch of science concerned with the properties of the earth’s water, especially it’s movement in relation to land

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What is astronomy?

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The branch of science that deals with celestial objects(stars), space, and the physical universe as a whole

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What is engineering?

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The branch of science and technology concerned with the design, building and use of engines

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Why study earth science?

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The creation mandate, use this knowledge to help others and make our lives better; and to glorify God

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Is dominion over the earth easy?

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Not it’s not easy….we live in a fallen world

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What must science be based on?

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Evidence that has been interpreted properly. The way people interpret evidence is based on their worldview.

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What are the 6 big questions of life?

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What happens when we die? How did we get here? How do we know right from wrong? Who am I? What’s wrong with the world? What’s my purpose?

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According to the biblical worldview, how did we get here?

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God created everything

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What’s wrong with the world?

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We are under the curse of sin which results in disease, death, and destruction

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What’s my purpose?

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  • to share Gods love about Jesus Christ with everyone
  • to value my life and the lives of others
  • to have dominion over the earth and to care for it. This is the creation mandate
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What is naturalism?

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The view that nature is the ultimate reality; science has all the answers to life; there is no spiritual force guiding the world

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According to the naturalistic view, how did we get here?

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The world created itself(bug bang) or was always here. Humans and other organisms are the product of the random processes of evolution

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What’s wrong with the world?

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There is no purpose or design, and pain and suffering are the result of chance. There’s nothing wrong with human nature, and people can decide what is right and wrong

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What’s my purpose?

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Science is the tool to improve the world and the human condition. Life is about the here and now, because there is nothing after death

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What leads to a theory?

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A hypothesis

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What does a law always supersede?

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A theory

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What is the scientific method?

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An organized way to find a solution to a problem or to identify a better way to complete a task

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What is step one of the scientific method?

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Define the problem/issue/goal. It must be measurable, observable,repeatable. This step may require research about the problem

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What is step two of the scientific method?

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Form a hypothesis. Your hypothesis is a simple testable statement about your problem

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