Y10 Key Terms

Question 1

Moral

Answer 1

A moral action is typically viewed as good if it has a positive outcome for others.

Question 2

Moral example

Answer 2

For example , when we give to charity, money can be used to improve the circumstances of others

Question 3

Immoral

Answer 3

An action may be viewed as immoral if it produces a negative outcome for others such as stealing someone else’s money. Additionally, actions may be viewed as immoral if they go against the values of a person’s community

Question 4

Immoral example

Answer 4

For example, if a Christian were to perform an action that is contrary to their Church community or sacred text

Question 5

Amoral

Answer 5

Some actions may not be considered as either moral or immoral. It could be considered a choice that a person is free to make without any moral significance.

Question 6

Amoral example

Answer 6

For example, whether you purchase a galaxy chocolate bar over dairy milk as your chocolate treat

Question 7

Ethical Worldview - morality designed by God

Answer 7

Religious believers do not believe that moral decisions are decided because of the consequences of the action, but because the action itself is right or wrong as decided by God. A key term that religious believers use to describe this is the word ‘absolutism’. This means that there is a fixed standard of right and wrong that people across the world should follow.

Question 8

Ethical worldview - morality designed by God examples

Answer 8

For example, it is always wrong to murder. Of course, by consequence, a religious person could argue – as another person’s life is taken, this is why God commanded that people should not murder

Question 9

Absolute meaning

Answer 9

Intact
Mandatory
Complete
Finished
Necessary

Question 10

An absolute rule

Answer 10

An absolute rule must be followed, no exceptions

Question 11

Factors of a persons viewpoint

Answer 11

Race, education, family, religion or none, community, wealth and culture

Question 12

What book in the Bible states ‘only God has the right to give and take life’

Answer 12

Joe

Question 13

Another term for abortion

Answer 13

Termination

Question 14

What are ethics

Answer 14

The study of what is right and wrong within society

Question 15

What is used to describe human life as being holy, sacred, not to be tampered with and perfect as it is

Answer 15

Sacrosanct

Question 16

What is relativism

Answer 16

A term to describe the rules/law which may only apply to certain people/groups

Question 17

What is abortion

Answer 17

The termination of the pregnancy in the womb, prematurely

Question 18

What is forgiveness

Answer 18

Offering to ‘wipe the slate clean’ when someone has wronged you, hurt you or offended you

Question 19

What is a term used to describe human life by Christians

Answer 19

Sacred

Question 20

What is an absolute rule

Answer 20

The belief that a rule or law is rigid/inflexible