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CHCS 7th Ch1
CHCS Life Science Chapter 1
Question | Answer |
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science | man's observations of the physical world; must be measurable, observable,and repeatable |
observation | information that a person has gained by using one of more of his 5 senses |
universal negative | a statement that excludes everything; look for words such as "no" or "none" |
value judgement | determination of the worth or beauty of something, if something is right or wrong |
presupposition | a person's bias or opinion |
worldview | the perspective from which a person interprets all evidence in their life |
Christian worldview | the beliefs that the Bible is the Word of God and that it is the only completely reliable thing in this world |
Dominion Mandate | the responsibility that mankind has to govern God's creation, and to use it for God's glory |
The Fall | mankind's first sin and the curse that resulted from that sin |
scientific method | an organized way of arriving at a workable solution to a problem |
hypothesis | an educated guess |
data | recorded information obtained in an experiment or survey |
survey | a method of collecting data that determines how common or rare particular observations are |
experimental group | the group that gets the experimental variable...the one that is being tested |
control group | does not get the experimental variable |
classify | arranging/organizing data so that relationships can be seen |
verify | repeating experiments to make sure the answer is correct |
scientism | the belief that scientific observation is the only way to learn about the world and that science can yield answers in all fields of study |