Apologia Exploring Creation with General Science Module 1
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| Science | A branch of study dedicated to the accumulation and classification of observable facts in order to formulate general laws about the natural world. | ||||
| Papyrus | a primitive form of paper, made from a long-leafed plant of the same name. | ||||
| Spontaneous generation | the idea that living organisms can be spontaneously formed from non-living substances. | ||||
| James Clark Maxwell | founder of modern physics | ||||
| Thales | one of the first scientists | ||||
| Darwin | destroyed the idea of the immutability of species | ||||
| Galileo | collected much data in favor of the heliocentric system, but was forced to recant belief in it. | ||||
| Ptolemy | proposed geocentric system | ||||
| Einstein | had two theories of relativity and was big in quantum mechanics | ||||
| Lavoisier | discovered the Law of Mass Conservation | ||||
| Democritus | ancient Greek scientist who believed in atoms | ||||
| Grosseteste | considered the first modern scientist | ||||
| Copernicus | proposed heliocentric system | ||||
| Aristotle | developed the idea of spontaneous generation | ||||
| Newton | the single greatest scientist of all time | ||||
| Mendel | determined how traits are passed on during reproduction | ||||
| Joule | demonstrated the First Law of Thermodynamics | ||||
| Dalton | he developed the first detailed atomic theory and became known as the founder of modern atomic theory. | ||||
| Bohr | he is best known for his model of the atom. It was named after him, and it revealed many of the atom's mysteries. | ||||
| What factors stalled scientific progress in the Dark Ages? | government and culture | ||||
| What caused scientific progress to move forward again at the end of the Dark Ages? | A Christian worldview | ||||
| Why did belief in spontaneous generation last so long despite the evidence against it? | Out of respect for the people who supported and agreed with it. | ||||
| Scientific progress depends not only on scientists, but also on ______ and ______. | government and culture (government and cultural support) | ||||
| Scientific progress occurs by building on the work of ______. | previous scientists. | ||||
| Imhotep | an Egyptian doctor. | ||||
| True science requires _______ and _______. | observation and explanation | ||||
| Ptolemaic system | geocentric system: placed the earth at the center of the universe with the stars and planets orbiting it. | ||||
| Copernican system | heliocentric system: placed the sun at the center and had the planets orbiting it. |
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Created by:
ajwage
on 2006-09-18