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Apologia Gen.Science
Apologia Exploring Creation with General Science Module 1
| Term or Concept | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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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