Why Study Earth Science?
Earth Science in Action
A Christian Approach to Earth Science
Vocabulary
Scientists
100
The commandment to study and use the earth and its resources for God's Gory and man's benefit.
What is Creation Mandate?
100
Hypotheses and laws are examples of_____.
What are models?
100
God commanded man to fill the earth and have___over it?
What is Dominion?
100
observations, explanations and models produced through and organized study of nature to enable people to exercise good and wise dominion over the world.
What is Science?
100
Studies galaxies, and their stars.
What is an astronomer?
200
One reason we study science, and is a powerful tool.
What is Helping others?
200
The are the steps in the scientific method..
What is define problem, hypothesis, research, plan, conduct experiment, make observations, record data, analyze data, make a conclusion.
200
The ____theory of the origin of the universe substitutes and explosion-like event for the Creator God.
What is Big Bang?
200
An initial explanation that guides a scientist's research
What is hypothesis?
200
Studies faults and earthquakes?
What is geologist?
300
Discovery and Imitation
What is Declaring God's Glory?
300
The overall perspective that we use to see and interpret the world.
What is worldview?
300
The ___ proposes that a great amount of time occurred between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2.
What is Gap Theory?
300
A description that may include an equation with symbols.
What is a law?
300
Studies water chemistry in a lake.
What is hydrologist?
400
The Process by which God restores all things to their original purpose of glorifying Him.
What is Redemption?
400
Scientific information collected with an instrument containing numerical scale.
What is measured data?
400
The belief that the world operates in predictable and reliable ways is called the principle of __________.
What is uniformity?
400
A model framework to explain many observations.
What is Theory?
400
Studies climate change.
What is meteorologist?
500
Scientists that interpret the same data very differently because of their worldviews.
What are Creationists and Evolutionary scientists?
500
A workable explanation of wha the scientist thinks is happening.
What is scientific model?
500
An idea that does not take into account spiritual things, especially the truth of the Bible.
What is Secular Idea?
500
A conclusion that is drawn from a assumed truth.
What is inference?
500
Studies marine life, oceans currents etc..
What is marine biologist?