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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 people 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 organisms  
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Internal Test   Test to see whether or not the document is Internally consistent, or does it contradict itself  
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Aristotle's dictum   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   Test to see whether or not the document contradicts other known historical facts  
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Bibliographic test   A historical test that attempts to determine whether or not the version of the document that exists is a faithful representation of the original  
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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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The only ages that are certain...   The only ages that are certain in archaeology are the KNOWN ages.  
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Ages determined by Dendrochronology...   Ages determined by dendrochronology are upper limits for the age of an artifact.  
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Radiometric dating   Using 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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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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Strata   The distinct layers found in soil and/or rock.  
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