Apologia General Science Module 5 Definitions
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Life Science | A term that encompasses all scientific pursuits related to living organisms.
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Archaeology | The study of past human life as revealed by preserved relics.
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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.
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Dendrochronology | The process of counting tree rings to determine the age of a tree.
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The Principle of Superposition | When artifacts are found in rock or earth that is layered, the deeper layers hold the older artifacts.
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Bibliographic Test | A test to make sure that the documents we have today are essentially the same as the original.
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Internal Test | A test to make sure that the document does not contradict itself.
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External Test | A test to make sure that the document does not contradict other know historical or archaeological facts.
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Artifacts | Objects made by people, such as tools, weapons, containers, etc.
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Geology | The study of the earth's history as revealed in the rocks that make up the earth.
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Paleontology | The study of life's history as revealed in the preserved remains of once-living organisms.
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Radiometric Dating | Using a radioactive process to determine the age of an item.
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Aristotle's Dictum | The benefit of the doubt is to be given to the document itself, not assigned by the critic to himself.
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Absolute Age | The calculated age of an artifact from a specific dating method that is used to determine when the artifact was made.
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