Vocabulary terms in module 4
A term that encompasses all scientific pursuits related to living organisms
What is life science?
What is dendrochronology?
Paleontologists study the history of all life by looking at _________ _________ of organisms that were once alive.
What are preserved remains?
Process of change: unmarried women held jobs
New definition: ______________________________
What is an unmarried woman?
The study of past human life as revealed by preserved relics.
What is archaeology?
Compares the document to other information within the same document.
What is an internal test?
Fathom: to encircle with one's arms
Process of change: measurement of outstretched arms to understand depth
New definition: _______________
What is understanding after much thought?
Objects made by people, such as tools, weapons, containers, etc.
What are artifacts?
When artifacts are found in rock or earth that is layered, the deeper layers hold the older artifacts.
Compares the document to other documents that already passed the 3 tests or known archaeological facts.
What is an external test?
Bachelor: a young knight
Process of change: lowest-ranking individual at a university
New definition: ______________________
What is an unmarried man?
The study of Earth's history as revealed in the rocks that make up the earth.
What is geology?
Motivated by curiosity to understand
Determines time span between copies and number of copies.
What is bibliographic test?
Naughty: having nothing
process of change: having no morals
new definition: ____________
What is bad behavior?
The study of life's history as revealed in the preserved remains of once-living organisms.
Motivated to use science to make something better
What is applied science?
Using a radioactive process to determine the age of an item.
What is radiometric dating?
Clue: a ball of yarn
process of change: threading one's way through a maze
new definition: ___________
What is a piece of evidence to solve something?