Apologia Exploring Creation with General Science Module 5
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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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| artifacts* | objects made by humans such as tools, weapons, containers, etc.
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| geology* | the study of 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 plants and animals
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| internal test for historical accuracy of a document | Does the document contradict itself?
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| Aristotle's dictim* | the benefit of the doubt is to be given to the document itself, not assigned by the critic to himself
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| external test for historical accuracy of a document | Does the document contradict other known historical or archaeological facts?
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| bibliographic test for historical accuracy of a document | Is the document the same as the original document?
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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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| radiometric dating* | using a radioactive process to determine the age of an item
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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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| 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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