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The commandment given in Genesis 1:28
The Creation Mandate
The three foundational points of a Christian worldview are Creation, the Fall, and
Redemption
A worldview is based on
presuppositions
Creationist and secular scientists can have the same information but come to different conclusions because they have a different ___ of data.
interpretation
A scientific model is a ______ explanation of what the scientist thinks is happening.
workable
A hypothesis should be able to make ___.
predictions
What comes first in the scientific process?
stating a hypothesis
If scientific information is collected with an instrument containing a numerical scale, it is most likely ___ data.
measured
The work of good science involves ___ and ____.
glorifying God; showing love to your neighbor
Why do scientists prefer controlled experiments?
The allow only one factor to vary
Which step of the scientific process is the last to occur?
Publishing results
What is historical science?
Historical science is based off making observations of past events/models/processes.
T/F: All humans are valuable because they are made in the image of God.
True
T/F: Models are acceptable only when they perfectly portray what they are intended to represent.
T/F: Descriptive data is usually considered to be more repeatable and reliable than measured data.
False
A conclusion that is drawn from an assumed truth.
inference
An initial explanation that guides a scientist's research.
hypothesis
A description that may include an equation with symbols
law
Studies faults and earthquakes
seismologist
studies water chemistry in a lake
hydrologist
What is a secular idea?
A secular idea does not consider spiritual things like the truth of the Bible.
What is the difference between a scientific theory and a scientific law?
A theory helps scientists explain their observations. A law helps scientists describe processes found in nature.
The idea that the world operates in predictable and reliable ways is called the principle of ____.
uniformity
New information that a scientist obtains from analyzing data is called ___ data.
derived
Scientists sometimes have to ___ their hypothesis after analyzing their data.
change/revise