Earth Science Basics
What is earth science?
The study of earth and its surroundings
Earth science can be used as a powerful tool to what for other people?
Help others
What is a worldview?
How we see the world
What is a hypothesis?
Initial explanation for a problem
What is the first step listed in scientific process?
Forming a scientific question
What branch of earth science studies atmosphere and weather?
Meteorology
Science should be used to glorify God and ______ our fellow friends.
Benefit
What is presupposition?
An idea not proven to be true but that we assume is true
What is data?
Information scientists collect
After conducting initial research, what should a scientist state?
A hypothesis
What branch of earth science studies earth's rocks, materials, and processes?
Geology
What does redemption mean?
Restoring something to the way it should be by paying a price
How they look at things
Measured data
What does a hypothesis give to a scientists research?
Direction
What branch of Earth science studies the oceans?
Oceanography
Name two ways Christians can use earth science to help others.
Helping others, preventing hurt, acts of mercy
What should Christian scientists try to create when developing scientific models?
Models that accurately model the world and are faithful to the Bible
What type of data uses words instead of numbers?
Descriptive Data
Put these in order: drawing conclusions, collecting data, publishing results, analyzing data
Collecting data -> analyzing results -> drawing conclusions -> publishing results
What branch of earth science studies objects beyond earths atmosphere, such as stars and planets?
Astronomy
Give 3 reasons why a Christian should want to help others.
Created in God's image, the creation mandate, and we were commanded by Jesus to love others
Why can worldview be especially important in historical sciences?
Historical science investigates events in the unobservable past and therefore relies on scientist's worldview when interpreting evidence
What is the difference between scientific theory and scientific law?
Theory explains observations and law describes what happens
What makes scientific work different from nearly all other human activities?
Using the scientific process