Question | Answer |
Which metal was NOT likely known in Old Testament times? aluminum copper gold iron | aluminum |
Who is credited with discovering the element oxygen? | Priestley |
Which branch of chemistry studies compounds containing carbon? | organic |
Who first proposed that elements are substances that cannot be chemically decomposed into simpler substances? | Boyle |
Who proposed that substances gain something from the atmosphere when they burn? | Lavoisier |
Chemistry is the study of _________ and the changes that it undergoes. (6 letters) | matter |
What is the science of obtaining metals from ores called? | metallurgy |
The word chemistry is thought to be derived from the Alexandrian/Egyptian word ________ | chemia |
What is the mysterious substance early scientists thought was allowed to escape during burning? | phlogiston |
Who proposed the term atom and believed it to be the basic building block of all matter? | Democritus |
Is this deductive or inductive reasoning? Since Labor Day is always on a Monday, and Tuesday is the day after Monday, the day after Labor Day is always a Tuesday | deductive |
Anything that occupies space and has mass is __________ | matter |
Early pharmacists were called ______________ | apothecaries |
Through the middle ages early pre-chemists were called ______________ | alchemists |
A simple testable statement of a prediction based on available information is called a ____________ | hypothesis |
When a hypothesis makes as few assumptions and is as simple as possible, what principle of logic has been followed? | Ockham's razor |
The type of science used to develop a specific medicine for a disease (pure or applied) | applied |
Ideas that a person assumes to be true without proof are called __________ | presuppositions |
Alchemists were known for trying to convert ordinary metals into ________ | gold |
The perspective from which one sees and interprets all of life (p. 2) | worldview |
Bearing a likeness to God (Gen. 1:26-27 on p. 2) | image of God |
"And thou that love the Lord thy God..." (Mark 12:30-31) (p. 2) | first commandment |
"And thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself" (Mark 12:30-31) (p. 3) | second commandment |
God's first commandment to mankind: to exercise good and wise dominion over the earth by managing and using His world and its resources (Gen. 1:26, 28) (p. 3) | Creation Mandate |
Scientific activity that seeks to obey the Creation Mandate for the glory of God and for the benefit of other humans. (p.3) | dominion science |
A simplified representation of phenomena. (p.4) | scientific model |
An idea assumed true without proof, often used as a basis for understanding or proving other ideas. (p. 5) | presupposition |
A person's preference, whether intentional or unintentional, for certain conclusions over others. (p. 5) | bias |
The assumption that only matter exists and that there is nothing supernatural. (p. 5) | naturalistic worldview |
Extreme faith in human reason and science as the only reliable source of truth. (p. 5) | scientism |
A perspective on viewing the world based on the teachings of the Christian Scriptures. (p. 6) | Christian worldview |
The study of the composition and properties of matter and the energy transformations accompanying changes in the fundamental structure of matter. (p. 8) | chemistry |
Anything that occupies space and has mass. (p.8) | matter |
The process of extracting metals from their ores and adapting them for commercial use. (p.9) | metallurgy |
An early pharmacist who prepared and sold a wide variety of chemicals and herbs. (p. 9) | apothecary |
The ancient study of transmutations between base metals and gold, sickness and health, age and youth, or even earthly and supernatural existence. (p. 10) | alchemy |
The systematicstudy of nature based on observations and the collection of knowledge that results from that study. (p. 12) | science |
Exploring natural products and processes for specific applications to benefit humans. (p. 12) | applied science |
Studying nature simply to learn new things about the universe we live in. ((p.12) | pure science |
Questions which direct and stimulate scientific inquiry. (p. 13) | scientific questions |
A description (often mathematical) of the behavior of matter and energy based on the results of many experiments; describes a recognizable, repeating pattern in nature. | law |
A logical method of problem-solving that starts with observations and is based on inductive reasoning. (p. 17) | scientific method |
Using our senses of taste, touch, hearing, sight, and smell to learn about the natural world. (p. 13) | observations |
Unaffected by the observer's personal biases and presuppositions. (p. 13) | objective |
Observations such as texture of color that use non-numerical data. (p. 13) | qualitative data |
Observations such as size or mass that use numberical data. | quantitative data |
Arguments from general, accepted statements called premises to more specific conclusions. (p. 13) | deductive reasoning |
Arguments that begin with known facts and proceed to general conclusions. (p. 13) | inductive reasoning |
The characteristic that makes information useful or valuable in applying to other situations; the most important characteristic of a scientific model. (p. 15) | workability |
A repeatable procedure that involves observing a natural process, sometimes under controlled conditions, for the purpose of analysis. (p. 15) | experiment |
An experiment where only one condition is varied at a time to isolate and measure its effect on the outcome. (p. 16) | controlled experiment |
Describes an explanation determined or data gathered by experimentation, for example, empirical data. (p. 16) | empirical |
A temporary, testable explanation of a phenomenon that stimulates and guides further scientific investigation. (p. 16) | hypothesis |
A hypothesis must make as few assumptions and be as simple as possible. (p. 16) | Ockham's razor |
An experiment in which the conditions cannot be controlled. (p. 16) | natural experiment |
A process that involves randomly selecting representative samples from a larger population to learn about the characteristics of the population as a whole. (p. 16) | scientific survey |
An overarching explanation of scientific observations. Theories are valuable for guiding future study and making predictions. (p. 17) | theory |