A Christian Approach
Theory that states there is a gap between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2.
Gap Theory
Explains, describes, or represents something in the world.
Model
Changing from a liquid to the vapor state
Vaporization
A push or pull
Force
The ability to do work
Energy
Command to fill and have dominion over the earth
Creation Mandate
Any information scientists collect by observing nature
Data
A physical combination of two or more substances
Mixture
Type of energy a moving object has
Kinetic energy
A force that acts on an object as it moves through a distance
Work
Overall perspective used to see and interpret the world.
Worldview
An initial explanation for a problem
Hypothesis
The quantity of matter
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, instead just changes forms
First Law of Thermodynamics (conservation of matter)
Smallest building block of matter
Atom
Ideas not proven to be true but assumed to be true.
Presuppositions
Models that explain observations
Theories
Gravitational attraction for an objects mass
Weight
Acts on every particle of a substance and gives things weight
Gravity
A pure substance made of one kind of atom
Element
Finding something new that benefits us and shows God's glory.
Discovery
Models that describe relationships between quantities.
Laws
Change directly from a vapor to a solid
Deposition
What is a change of appearance of a substance
Physical Change
The combination of two or more atoms
Molecule