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creation mandate
gods command to fill and have dominion over the earth for his glory
presupposition
a assumption about the world that a person assumes is true
measured data
consists of numbers with units, measured using instruments, objective over description
historical science
investigating post events by observing present events
principle of uniformity
same process means same result, its consistent and reliable which makes it predictable
worldview
how you see and think of the world
data
information collected from observing nature
descriptive data
describes observation with words and depends on judgment
operational science
study of present occurring scientific events
principle of cause and effect
a result of a process has a cause
matter
anything that has mass and takes up space a physical substance
pure substances
a material made of only one kind of element or compound not a mixture
mixtures
a physical combination of two or more substances can be separated by physical means
states of matter
physical form of matter described by its physical characteristics the state of a pure substance depends on its temperature
temperature
hotness or coldness of a substance
solids
rigid state which particles align in a fixed arrangement unchanging shape and volume
liquids
fluid state of matter which particles are free to move but held close together unchanging volume but changing shape
gases
fluid state of matter which particles move so fast and are so far apart they have little interactions changeable shape and volume
plasma
fluid state of matter made of extremely high temperature ionized particles changeable shape and volume most common state of matter