History of Science
The Egyptians were not considered scientists, even though they had incredibly advanced methods of science practices for their time. They were not considered scientists because they used _______ and _______ method of science.
What is Trial and Error?
Science is not a means by which something can be ________.
What is proven?
The study of Earth's physical structure, it's history, the processes acting on it, and the rocks of which it is composed.
What is geology?
They differ by a measure of time (day-to-day and long period of time.
What is the difference between climate and weather?
What is pure science?
An invention helped Egyptian doctors easily document information, transport it to other scholars, and store it for future generations.
What is papyrus?
Science must conform to the _________.
What is the government?
The process of wearing or grinding something down by wind, water, or other natural agents.
What is erosion?
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation.
What is the water cycle or Hydrologic cycle?
These three tests help to determine if something is considered an authentic historical document.
What are the internal test, external test, and bibliographic test?
An alchemists main goal was to turn lead into _______?
What is gold?
Operational science uses observable, repeatable experiments to try to discover truth. When a pot is discovered doing ___________ would be an example of operational science.
What is measuring the height, circumference, and mass of a pot?
The three basic types of rock that make up Earth's crust are ________, _________, and __________ rock.
What is sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rock?
A major influence on year-to-year climate.
What is El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)?
The process of counting tree rings to determine the age of a tree.
What is dendrochronology?
Science began to progress toward the end of the Dark ages mainly because the _________ worldview began to replace the Roman worldview.
What is Christian worldview?
The confusion caused by different data interpretation is not science versus religion. It is really __________ versus _________.
What is worldview versus worldview?
Most of Earth's sediments are laid down by _______, and most of Earth's mountains are created by Earth's ________.
What is water and crust?
Fog, convection clouds, frontal clouds, and mountain clouds
What are the four ways that clouds can form?
The Old Testament was completed in 450 BC and copied in 125 BC, for a time span of 325 years, and there is over 10,000 copies. Which test does it pass?
What is the bibliographic test?
Charles Darwin had 2 major impacts on the progress of science when he published his ideas about the origin of species: one negative and one positive.
What are
The order of the scientific method includes 5 steps.
What is Observation, Background research, Hypothesis, Experiment, and Conclusion?
Solid rock, plastic rock, liquid iron and nickel, solid iron and nickel.
What are the materials in the Earth?
They are influenced by the major global wind patterns, causing them to move in a circular pattern (clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere).
What is a gyre?
When artifacts are found in rock or earth that is layered, the deeper layers hold the older artifacts
What is the Principle of Superposition?