God in earth science
In Genesis 1:28 God commanded us to have dominion including study and use the earth and its resources for God's glory and man's benefit, what is this called?
The Creation Mandate
What is likely the first step in the scientific process?
Stating a Hypothesis
What do we call a conclusion drawn from an assumed truth?
Inference
I study stars, planets, and galaxies...
Astronomer
What is it called when organized methods produce observations, explanations, and models?
Science
What are the three foundational points of the Bible?
Creation --> Fall --> Redemption
What is likely the last step in the scientific process?
Publishing Results
What is it called when a model is used as a framework to explain many observations?
Theory
I study storms, like cyclones and hurricanes, as well as climate change and winds...
Meteorologist
The knowledge and organized methods of observing the earth and its processes using appropriate tools
Earth Science
The work of good science involves what two commandments?
When a scientist collects information with instruments using a numerical scale it is which kind of data?
Measured data
Theory, Law, Hypothesis, or Model?
F=ma
Law
Force equals mass times acceleration describes what happens when a new force acts on an object.
I specialize in seismology- studying earthquakes, seismic waves, and the earth's interior-
Geologist
True or False: When scientists use data collection methods outside of a lab it is still a controlled experiment.
False
Why is it Christian scientists and secular scientists look at the same data but come to different conclusions?
Different Interpretations
What would be a reason for a scientist to adjust or change their hypotheses after analyzing data?
The data might show a better explanation (new variables, better evidence, new patterns, the original hypothesis was too simple)
What is it called when scientists take their data and analyze it?
Derived Data
I use theoretical science to apply science by developing useful technologies like windmills, dams, satellites, computers, etc.
Engineer
What do we call it when we investigate things that happened in the unobservable past?
Historical Science
How old is the earth?
~7000 years old
Which step of the scientific process involves creating models to organize and explain the data collected?
Analyzing Data (~step 5)
Model
I am a geologist that works in __________, mainly identifies rocks and minerals and explains how they formed...
petrology
What two key principles do scientists rely on to study unobservable things of the past?
Principle of Uniformity (Same Process= Same Results) & Principle of Cause and Effect