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Apologia Gen Sci 5
Apologia Exploring Creation with General Science Module 5
Name, Term, or Concept | Description/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 humans 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 plants and animals |
internal test for historical accuracy of a document | Does the document contradict itself? |
Aristotle's dictim* | the benefit of the doubt is to be given to the document itself, not assigned by the critic to himself |
external test for historical accuracy of a document | Does the document contradict other known historical or archaeological facts? |
bibliographic test for historical accuracy of a document | Is the document the same as the original document? |
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 layers hold the older artifacts. |