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Apologia Module #5
Apologia Exploring Creation Ed 2 Module #5
Term | Definition |
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Life Science | A term that encompasses all scientific pursuits related to living organisms. |
Archaeology | The study of past human life as revealed by preserved relics. |
Artifacts | Objects made by people, such as tools, weapons, containers, etc. |
Geology | The study of earth's history as revealed in the rocks that make up the earth. |
Paleontology | The study of life's history as revealed in the preserved remains of once-living organisms. |
Aristotle's dictum | The benefit of the doubt is to be given to the document itself, not assigned by the critic to himself. |
Known age | The age of an artifact as determined by a date printed on it or a reference to the artifact in a work of history. |
Dendrochronology | The process of counting tree rings to determine the age of a tree. |
Radiometric dating | Using a radioactive process to determine the age of an item. |
Absolute age | The calculated age of an artifact from a specific dating method that is used to determine when the artifact was made. |
The Principle of Superposition | When artifacts are found in rock or earth that is layered, the deeper layer holds the older artifacts. |