science 7 study def Word Scramble
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(A) life science | a term that encompasses all scientific pursuits related to living organisms |
(B) archaeology | the study of past human life as revealed by preserved relics |
(C) artifact | objects made by humans such as tools, weapons, containers, etc. |
(D) geology | the study of earths history as revealed in the rocks that make up the earth |
(E) paleontology | the study of life's history as revealed in the preserved remains of once-living plants and animals |
(F) Aristotle's dictum | the benefit of the doubt is to be given to the document itself, not assigned by the critic to himself |
(G) 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 |
(H) dendrochronology | the process of counting tree rings to determine the age of a tree |
(I) radiometric dating | using a radioactive process to determine the age of an item |
(J) absolute age | the calculated age of an artifact when a specific dating method is used to determine when the artifact was made |
(K) the principal of superposition | when artifacts are found in rock or earth that is layered, the deeper the layers hold the older artifacts |
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