Modules 1 & 2
Modules 3 & 4
Modules 5 & 6
Modules 7 & 8
Mystery
100
An example that contradicts a conclusion.
What is counter example?
100
An aspect of an experiment that changes during the course of the experiment.
What is an experimental variable?
100
The process of counting tree rings to determine the age of the tree.
What is dendrochronology?
100
A theoretical picture in which layers of rock from all over the world are meshed together in a single, unbroken layer of the earth's past.
What is The Geological Column?
100
A term that encompasses all scientific pursuits relating to living organisms?
What is life science?
200
The idea that iving organisms can be formed be spontaneously formed form non-living substances.
What is spontaneous generation?
200
Experiments in which the participants do not know whether they are part of the control group?
What is a blind experiment?
200
The process by which rocks are broken down to form sediments.
What is weathering?
200
Do fossils require a long time (like thousands or millions of years) to form?
No!
200
What are the ancient Egyptians best known for? Science, applied science, or technology?
What is technology?
300
The scientist whose greatest contribution was his work on how traits are passed on during reproduction. Genetics.
Who is Gregor Mendel?
300
A device that either multiplies or redirects a force
What is a simple machine?
300
When testing for historical accuracy of a document, which test which test evaluates whether or not the document we have today is the same document as the original.
What is the bibliographic test?
300
A geologist believes that most fossils were all laid down over a short period of time in the earth's past. Is the geologist a uniformitarian or catastrophist?
What is catastrophist?
300
A surface of erosion that separates one layer of rock from another
What is an unconformity?
400
A scientist makes some observations and forms an idea that explains those observations. He then does some experiments to test his idea, and all the experiments support the idea.
What is a theory?
400
If a third-class lever has a mechanical advantage of 5, what does that mean?
The speed at which the resistance moves will be magnified by 5.
400
A rock is formed and then later on is changed as a result of heat and pressure.
What is metamorphic rock?
400
Which two fossils give the most detail about the original creature?
What are amber and ice?
400
A cavern has no groundwater seeping through its ceiling. Will you see stalactites or stalagmites?
What is neither?
500
Laid down the laws of motion, developed a universal law of gravity, invented calculus, wrote many commentaries on the Bible, showed white light is really composed of many different colors of light, and ame up with a completely different design for telescopes.
Who is Isaac Newton?
500
If you cannot generate enough force to lift a rock with a first-class lever they way you have it set up, should you change the setup so the fulcrum is closer or farther from the rock?
What is closer?
500
Of the three tests for a document of history, which two does the Bible pass better than any other document of its time?
What are external and bibliographic tests?
500
If a plant is fossilized, which fossil type will it most likely be?
What is carbonized remains?
500
What type of age is more certain, a known age or an absolute age?
What is known age?
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