Our View
the overall perspective that we use to see and interpret the world
worldview
an initial explanation for a problem
hypotheses
data gathered by observation and description
descriptive data
Outer layer of the earth
Crust
ideas that are not proven to be true but that we assume to be true
presuppositions
models scientist use to "explain" their observations
theories
another name for descriptive data
qualitative data
Center of the earth
Inner Core
the concept that the world we see is real and that it will continue as it is into the future
the principle of uniformity
these describe the way different kinds of measurable physical quantities relate to each other
laws
another name for measured data
quantitative data
the area below the crust
Mantle
without religion, worldly
secular
information collected by scientists' observations
data
the collection of observations, explanations, and models through the organized study of nature
science
the area just outside the center of the earth
outer core
these explain, describe or represent something in the world
models
data that uses tools to measure data
measured data
observing and studying the earth using appropriate tools
earth science
Oreo to represent layers of the earth