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Module 5
Apologia Exploring Creation with General Science 2nd ed Module 5
Question | Answer |
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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 plants and animals |
Internal test for historical accuracy of a document | Test to see whether or not the document is internally consistent, or doesn't 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 | Test to see whether or not the document contradicts other known historical facts |
Bibliographic test for historical accuracy of a document | A historical test that attempts to determine whether or not the version of the document that exists is a faithful representation of the original |
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. |
True or False? The only ages that are certain in archaeology are the KNOWN ages. | True |
True or False? Ages determined by dendrochronology are upper limits for the age of an artifact | True |
Strata | The distinct layers found in soil and/or rock |