Chapter 1
Careful study of the wonders of the universe
Science
A collection of facts
Data
The study of God’s creation beyond our atmosphere
Astronomy
The two stages of Noah’s flood.
Flooding stage and recessive stage
Earths outer layer of solid rock
Crust
Orderly, step by step process in which scientists work
Scientific method
Group in an experiment used as a standard
Control group
Earth is part of the ______ planets.
Inner
Remains or impressions of living things.
Fossils
Type of rock formed from hardened sediments during a cementing process.
Sedimentary rock
The second step of the scientific method
Form a hypothesis
Reasonable prediction
Hypothesis
The Big Bang is an evolutionary hypothesis about the ________ of the world.
Orgin
Coal is a type of ________.
Sedimentary rock
Mountain formed when the pressure of magma thrusts a part of the earth’s crust upward but does not erupt as lava.
Domed mountain
Factors in an experiment that can be controlled
Variables
Table, diagram, or chart that shows data in a visually organized manner
Concept map
A large cloud of gas and dust floating in space is called a ________.
Nebula
The theory that crustal plate activity can cause geological events and processes.
Plate tectonics
A body of water where the river meets the ocean.
Estuary
An instrument used to separate parts of a mixture
Strainer
Part of a circle graph that represents a certain fraction or part of the whole
Sector
A set of beliefs that shape what someone believes to be true is a(n) _______.
Worldview
The idea that present observations can explain all the geological features of the earth.
Uniformitarianism
Natural substances in the earth having a crystal structure.
Minerals