The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Psalm 19:1
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What does the theory of evolution state?
The theory of evolution states that "life began as a chance combination of nonliving chemicals"
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What is the percentage of oxygen necessary for human life?
"On earth the air is 21% free oxygen"
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What is the definition of homologous?
"In biology," homologous means similar structures or features of a plant or animal
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What does the second law of thermodynamics, often called the law of entropy, express?
The second law of thermodynamics, often called the law of entropy, expresses "that anything that is organized tends, with time, to become disorganized"
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According to Psalm 24, what belongs to the Lord?
The earth is the Lord's and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. Psalm 24:1
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What does the greenhouse effect theory suggest?
The greenhouse effect theory suggests that as "the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing" the "earth's temperature would rise, causing global warming"
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What are four chemicals found in a cell?
Four chemicals found in a cell are amino acids, lipids, porphyrins, and polynucleotides
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What makes a woodpecker's beak unique?
A woodpecker's beak is designed with "a pad of spongy tissue that acts as a shock absorber"
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What makes up our solar system?
Our solar system is "made up of our sun, eight planets and their moons, and thousands of other bits of matter called asteroids and comets"
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What was Copernicus famous for?
Copernicus was a Polish scientist who first promoted the theory that planets revolve "around the sun"
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What is the definition of cataclysm?
Cataclysm is "a violent and sudden change or a disaster"
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What are proteins?
Proteins are found in "living things" and "are made up of chains of amino acids"
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How does the penguin care for its young?
The Penguin "has an apron of feathers skin to warm the egg," and it perfectly shares the care of its chick with its mate
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Describe the sun.
"The sun is an unusual, small, yellow dwarf star that provides the perfect amount of energy for life on earth"
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Who was Charles Darwin?
"Charles Darwin is the man who presented the period of evolution in his book On the Origin of Species"
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What is the definition of uniformitarianism?
Uniformitarianism is the belief that earth's past geological changes "can be fully explained by processes taking place today"
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What are chromosomes?
"Chromosomes are like long thin strings composed of DNA and proteins"
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What is unusual about the tongue of the malleefowl?
The tongue of the Australian malleefowl is used to test if the nest temperature has changed "as little as 1/10 of a degree"
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What is the importance of ozone?
"Ozone absorbs 97%-99% of the sun's high frequency ultraviolet light, protecting life on the surface" of the earth "from harmful radiation"
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Who was Francesco Redi?
Francesco Redi discovered that when microscopic eggs were laid on spoiled meat, they developed into white worms and grew into flies
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What does the theory of continental drift state?
The theory of continental drift states that "the great plates on which the continents rest drift"
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Why is the skin important?
The skin is an organ that "helps regulate [body] temperature" and is a disease barrier
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How does a bat locate food?
A bat is a mammal that emits sound up to 20 to 30 times a second to locate "flying insects"
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What is radiometric dating?
Radiometric dating uses the decay rate of radioactive material to date objects
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What is the significance of the discovery of Piltdown man?
Piltdown man was a stained human skull and filed ape jaw used to support evolution although it was "shown to be a hoax"
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What is the definition of organic matter?
Organic matter "is the material that comes from, or is made up of, once-living things"
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What is the function of the heart?
"the heart is the most powerful muscle in your body," pumping 4,000 gallons of blood a day
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What is unique about the gazelle?
"The fast-running gazelle of Africa" is a mammal that would oversee its brain while running if not for a specially designed "cooling system"
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Why is radiometric dating inaccurate?
Radiometric dating is inaccurate because it assumes that specifics are known about the original material
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What does Genesis 2:7 state?
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul (KJV)
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What is the definition of good science?
"Good science constantly searches for new information and is open to correction"
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What is the importance of the lungs?
The lungs are two organs that pass oxygen into every red blood cell carried through their capillaries
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What is unique about the termite?
The termite is an insect that keeps the inside of its mound at 64 degrees "no matter what" the temperature is outside
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What is the significance of the Galapagos Islands?
The Galapagos Islands are the place Darwin noticed the adaptability and variations within animal species
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Quote Romans 1:20.
For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities - his eternal power and divine nature - have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse
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What is the definition of natural selection?
Natural selection is the idea that the fittest survive and pass along their traits to their offspring
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What is the function of the medulla oblongata?
"The lowest part of the brain, called the medulla oblongata, is responsible for automatic things like breathing and your heart beating"
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How does a bee communicate?
A bee uses very complicated dances to communicate
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What is a fossil?
A fossil is the "remains or traces of plants and animals that are found in rocks"
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What is significant about the phrase, "Here is what the Lord says"?
"'Here is what the Lord says,' is found more than 2,000 times in the Old Testament alone!
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What is the "hopeful monster" theory?
The "hopeful monster" theory is an evolutionary theory that states that occasionally an animal births a "totally new creature"
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What is the job of the cerebellum?
The cerebellum is part of the brain "associated with voluntary" responses
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What is unique about the army ant?
The army ant is an insect that creates the queen's nest using its own workers
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What is stratum?
Stratum is a "layer of rock thought to have been laid down in the same general period of time"
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What is true about Jesus and Old Testament prophecy?
Jesus is THE ONLY man to fulfill EVERY Old Testament prophecy about the birth, life, death, and resurrection of the Messiah
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What is the meaning of the gap theory?
The gap theory suggests that there was an enormous gap in time between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2
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What is the cerebrum?
The cerebrum is the part of the brain that is "associated with consciousness, memory, reasoning" and the senses
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What is the definition of mutualism?
Mutualism is the relationship between two creatures that makes them mutually dependent upon each other to sustain life
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What is meant by the standard geological column?
The standard geological column is a theoretical column of rock believed to show various stages of fossilized life
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What was the first miracle performed by Jesus, as documented in the Gospels?
Jesus "turned water in twenty-gallon jars into wine"
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What is the day-age theory?
The day-age theory suggests that there may have been long ages between each creative day
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Draw the Digestive System
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What is the definition of mimicry?
Mimicry is the design of "a flower or animal structure" to looked "like something else"
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What does the word hominid mean?
Hominid refers to bones, which paleontologists label "in the line of man"
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Who was Lazarus?
Lazarus was Jesus' friend whom Jesus raised from the dead in John 11:1-44
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What is the revelatory-day theory?
The revelatory-day theory suggests it took God seven days to reveal how He created the world to Moses
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Draw and Label the Respiratory System
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How many doves did Noah take on the Ark?
Fourteen Genesis 7:2
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What is archaeology?
"Archaeology is the study of human history through the excavation of the remains of the past"