Module 5 History Of Life (dumb stuff)🙄 Flashcards
Life Science
All scientific pursuits related to living organisms.
Archaeology
The study of past human life as revealed by preserved relics
Artifacts
Objects made by people, such as tools, weapons, containers, etc.
Geology
The study of earth’s history revealed in the rocks that make up the earth
Paleontology
The study of earths history as revealed in the preserved remains of once-living organisms.
Aristotle’s Dictum
The benefit of the doubt is to be given to the document itself, or assigned not assigned by the critic himself.
Known age
The age of an artifacts as determined by a date printed on it or a reference to the artifacts in a work of history
Radiometric dating
Using a radioactive process to determine the age of the item
Absolute age
The calculated age of an artifact from a specified dating method that is used to determine when the artifact was made
The Principle of Superstition
The artifacts that are found in the earth that are layered. The deeper layers hold the older artifacts.
Dendrochrontology
The process of counting tree rings to determine the age of a tree.