Thermodynamics
Matter can’t be created or destroyed it can only take on different forms
What is the first law of thermodynamics?
This type of truth is a fact that remains true whether anyone believes in it or not.
What is Objective Truth?
This golden-yellow gemstone is Utah's state gem and has a famous "Mountain" named after it in the Thomas Range.
What is Topaz?
This method, which uses the rings found inside a tree trunk to determine its age and the climate history of an area, is more reliable when using certain types of trees.
What is Dendrochronology?
This characteristic of God suggests that the earth was not created by accident or chaos, but with a specific, organized plan for His children.
What is Order (or Intelligence)?
This is the measurement of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance; we use a thermometer to find it.
What is Temperature?
If you say that pepperoni pizza is the best food in the world, you are expressing this type of truth based on personal feelings or preferences.
What is Subjective Truth?
This common, glass-like volcanic rock is usually black and was used by ancient peoples in Utah to make sharp arrowheads.
What is Flint?
In the study of archeology, this dating method works by looking at the layers of the earth (strata) to determine that things deeper down are generally older.
What is Stratigraphy?
The earth’s creation provides a physical space for this "A" word which is the God-given right for every individual to choose for themselves.
What is Agency?
This term describes the natural tendency of the universe to move toward a state of disorder or randomness.
What is Entropy?
This type of truth is learned specifically through observation, measurement, and scientific testing—like the data we get from geologic dating.
What is Empirical Truth?
Often found in the Uinta Mountains, this common white or clear mineral is made of silicon and oxygen; it’s a "7" on the Mohs hardness scale.
What is Quartz?
This specific carbon isotope is considered the "perfect candidate" for dating organic material on Earth.
What is Carbon-14?
In the context of "Eternal Truth," this is the ultimate purpose for the earth’s creation: to provide a place where God's children can be tested and become more like Him.
What is Exaltation (or Eternal Progression)?
In this specific method of heat transfer, energy moves through a fluid (like air or water) as the warmer, less dense material rises and the cooler material sinks.
What is Convection?
Often called "Social Truth," this type of truth is something people agree on as part of a shared system, such as a rule in a game or the name of a city.
What is Normative Truth?
This "fool’s gold" mineral can be found in Utah's mining districts and forms perfect metallic cubes
What is Pyrite?
This dating method can look much further back than radiocarbon dating; it measures the "stored energy" in mineral grains that have been buried and away from sunlight.
What is Luminescence Dating?
This attribute of God is shown through the abundance of "good" things on earth—from gemstones to life-sustaining water—provided to bless and teach His children.
What is Benevolence (or Love/Generosity)?
The Third Law of Thermodynamics states that as the temperature of a system approaches this theoretical value, the entropy of the system reaches a constant minimum.
What is Absolute Zero? (Or 0 Kelvin)
This type of truth is described as being "always true," unchanging over time, and independent of human opinion or discovery.
What is Eternal (or Absolute) Truth?
Utah is one of the few places to find the "Picasso" variety of this stone, which is a form of opaque, patterned chalcedony.
What is Jasper?
This term describes the amount of time it takes for half of the atoms in a radioactive isotope (like Uranium or Carbon-14) to decay into a stable daughter product.
What is a Half-life?
This principle teaches that because the Earth is a gift from God, we have a "Moral Truth" obligation to leave it better for the next generation, treating the planet like a borrowed home.
What is Accountability?