Religion and Life

Question 1

Abortion

Answer 1

deliberate ending of a pregnancy to prevent new life

Question 2

Acid Rain

Answer 2

when chemicals dissolve in the water droplets in the atmosphere and as the rain falls it damages and poisons land, buildings and water

Question 3

Afterlife

Answer 3

beliefs about what happens to us after our body has died

Question 4

Air Pollution

Answer 4

caused by factories and cars, causes acid rain

Question 5

Animal Experimentation

Answer 5

use of animals for medical research and product testing

Question 6

Animal Rights

Answer 6

belief that animals should be treated with respect, so have rights to adequate food, water, shelter, rest and freedom

Question 7

Awe

Answer 7

sense of wonderment, often linked to the feeling that God is involved or being revealed

Question 8

Big Bang Theory

Answer 8

scientific theory about the origins of the universe, that universe was created in a huge explosion

Question 9

Charles Darwin

Answer 9

the man who came up with theory of evolution

Question 10

Conception

Answer 10

point at which sperm fertilises an egg to begin pregnancy

Question 11

Conservation

Answer 11

the practice of repairing and protecting the natural environment and animal species

Question 12

Creation

Answer 12

belief that God created the world and universe from nothing eg Genesis creation story

Question 13

Creationist

Answer 13

a Christian who takes the Bible literally and believes that God created the world in seven days

Question 14

Culture of Death

Answer 14

the idea that death is preferable to being alive

Question 15

Death

Answer 15

the end of physical, bodily life

Question 16

Doctrine of Double Effect

Answer 16

the idea that abortion is okay if you are killing the baby to save the mother’s life

Question 17

Dominion

Answer 17

belief that humans have been given control and are in charge of the world

Question 18

Environment

Answer 18

the world around us, can be natural or artificial

Question 19

Euthanasia

Answer 19

ending the life of a person who is terminally ill or has a degenerative illness

Question 20

Active Euthanasia

Answer 20

where a person deliberately intervenes to end someone’s life, for example, by injecting them with a large dose of sedatives

Question 21

Involuntary Euthanasia

Answer 21

where a person is killed against their expressed wishes

Question 22

Non-Voluntary Euthanasia

Answer 22

where a person is unable to give consent, for example because they are in a coma or are severely brain damaged, and another person takes the decision for them to be euthanised on their behalf, often because the ill person previously expressed a wish for their life to be ended in such circumstances

Question 23

Passive Euthanasia

Answer 23

where a person causes death by witholding or withdrawing treatment

Question 24

Voluntary Euthanasia

Answer 24

where a person makes a conscious decision to die and asks for help to do this

Question 25

Evolution

Answer 25

scientific theory of the development of species, which comprises natural selection and survival of the fittest

Question 26

Fossil Fuels

Answer 26

coal, oil and gas, fuels that develop over millions of years beneath the Earth’s surface

Question 27

Hospice

Answer 27

place of medical care for the dying, but which also gives emotional support to the dying and their families

Question 28

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1967

Answer 28

the act of law that lies out laws for abortion

Question 29

Land Pollution

Answer 29

the result of people littering, wild animals might get hurt by the rubbish we throw away and it can be an eyesore

Question 30

Lesser of Two Evils

Answer 30

the idea that something such as abortion or animal testing is okay, provided it is to prevent something worse

Question 31

Natural Resources

Answer 31

resources which are found in nature, such as fossil fuels and biomass

Question 32

Pesticide

Answer 32

chemicals used to kill pests, especially on farmed crops

Question 33

Pollution

Answer 33

contamination of an environment with harmful substances

Question 34

Pro-Choice

Answer 34

stance of being for a woman’s right to decide what happens to her own body, which extends to the right to have an abortion

Question 35

Pro-Life

Answer 35

stance of being anti-abortion and/or anti-euthanasia

Question 36

Pro-Test

Answer 36

an organisation that promotes animal testing

Question 37

Quality of Life

Answer 37

how good or comfortable a person’s life is

Question 38

Responsibility

Answer 38

having a duty or obligation to act in a certain way

Question 39

Right to Die

Answer 39

belief that a human has the right to end their life, or seek it to be ended if they want that

Question 40

Right to Life

Answer 40

belief that life is sacred and special, because it was created by God, or because we are each unique individuals, and so it should not be taken unnaturally

Question 41

Sanctity of Human Life

Answer 41

the belief that human life is a precious gift from God and is not to be taken without just cause

Question 42

Science

Answer 42

knowledge that comes from observed regularity in nature and experimentation

Question 43

Scientific

Answer 43

knowledge based on what can be observed and experimentation

Question 44

Specieism

Answer 44

the belief that humans are more important than other animals

Question 45

Stewardship

Answer 45

duty to look after the world given by God to humans, which extends to looking after all life, including other humans

Question 46

Sustainable Energy

Answer 46

resources that are renewable and will not run out, e.g. solar or lunar power

Question 47

Water Pollution

Answer 47

pesticides, used by farmers, might wash into rivers, making algae grow too fast which ultimately take oxygen from the water killing fish