Physical Science Track In-class Notes
Scientists claim the 12000 year ice age estimate because they're considering every layer of an ice core to be formed over...
1 year
4 rules for finding the right information.
1. You usually can't become an expert 2. Asking experts may not help 3. You can avoid foolish conclusions 4. You can seek quality information
The old-earth estimate claims the last ice age ended _____ years ago
12,000
Genesis was written around ____
1400
The creationist estimate claims the last ice age ended ____ years ago
4000
Lake Agassiz was located in
Canada
What aspect of design in geology are atheists unable to accept?
Divine design
Who discovered that the speed of light was not relative?
Einstein
Who pioneered modern physics?
Einstein
Who was the most famous skeptic of the weird non-casual interpretation of quantum mechanics?
Einstein
What body-part did Darwin admit was hard to believe could come about by evolution? ____
Eyes
A day is one rotation of the Earth around the sun, a month is a complete moon cycle, but why do we have weeks?
God commanded it in Exodus 20.
Who wrote "A Brief History of Time" and was an ALS paralyzed Cambridge physicist?
Hawking
The scientific method is what four elements in order?
Induction, pattern, hypothesis, test.
Who discovered that nothing holds the moon up?
Isaac Newton
Which book of the Bible leads to the conclusion that the Ice Age may have been in effect during its' story?
Job
The oldest writing ever found was on the _____ ______, 5000 years ago
Kish Tablets
Which flood had nothing to do with glaciers?
Lake Bonneville
Lake Missoula was located in
Michigan
What is the term for a loose deposit of rocks on top of the ground deposited by glaciers?
Moraine
Who made significant discoveries about light and prisms?
Newton
Distance / Time =
Speed
Lake Bonneville was located in
Utah
What book did Hawking write? a. A brief history of Time, The Grand Design b. On the Origin of Species c. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
a. A brief history of time, the grand design.
The conditions for an ice age were a. High precipitation and low temps b. Low precipitation and low temps
a. High precipitation and low temps
Who is associated with the idea of Natural Theology ? a. Paley, b. Copernicus, c. Newton, d. Einstein, e. Bacon, f. Hume, g. Moritz Schlick/Vienna Circle, h. Godel, i. Popper, j. Lakatos, k. Feyerabend, l. Gould, m. Planck & Bohr
a. Paley
The ice age most likely happened _____ the flood a. after b. during c. before
a. after
BPA acts most like a. estrogen b. testosterone
a. estrogen
Which is not a theory of formation of the parallel roads? a. volcanic action b. great floods c. continental upheavals d. a glacier-trapped lake
a. volcanic action
William Paley's watchmaker argument was comparing watches self-replicating to the ability of ______ to self-replicate, arguing that they both clearly have intelligent design.
animals
Everything made up of _____ is quantized
atoms
Hawking claimed figuring out the _____ _____ would let us know the mind of God. a. original ancestor b. Big Bang c. ultimate truth
b. Big Bang
Which came first? a. Modern physics b. Classical physics
b. Classical physics
Who is associated with the idea of planets orbiting around the sun? a. Paley, b. Copernicus, c. Newton, d. Einstein, e. Bacon, f. Hume, g. Moritz Schlick/Vienna Circle, h. Godel, i. Popper, j. Lakatos, k. Feyerabend, l. Gould, m. Planck & Bohr
b. Copernicus
What book did Darwin write? a. A brief history of Time, The Grand Design b. On the Origin of Species c. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
b. On the origin of species
Benjamin Franklin is best known for his discoveries regarding ______ & _____ a. wives & sidechicks b. electricity & magnetism c. infidelity & poor parenting d. pompousness & narcissism e. commitment issues & nonexistent morals
b. electricity & magnetism
Einstein contradicted Classical Physics by proving that light also acts as a. waves b. particles
b. particles
Rocks worn by glaciers are a. Smooth but not polished b. Polished smooth but with scratches c. Polished smooth but no scratched d. disconnected, fragmentary marks
b. polished smooth but with scratches
The Glen Roy Roads are a... a. Glacier skidmark b. manmade feature c. Lake shoreline
c. Lake shoreline
Who is associated with the idea of clockwork universe? a. Paley, b. Copernicus, c. Newton, d. Einstein, e. Bacon, f. Hume, g. Moritz Schlick/Vienna Circle, h. Godel, i. Popper, j. Lakatos, k. Feyerabend, l. Gould, m. Planck & Bohr
c. Newton
Why evidence did Agassiz find in Scotland for glaciers? a. Strange mineral deposits b. Ice cores c. Smooth rock scratches
c. Smooth rock scratches
Which of these is NOT relative? a. Time b. Motion c. Speed of light
c. Speed of light
What book did Kuhn write? a. A brief history of Time, The Grand Design b. On the Origin of Species c. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
c. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Where is BPA commonly found other than receipt ink? a. metal b. markers c. plastic
c. plastic
Newton concluded that the universe operated like "________" because space is very predictable
clockwork
Who is associated with the idea of relativity? a. Paley, b. Copernicus, c. Newton, d. Einstein, e. Bacon, f. Hume, g. Moritz Schlick/Vienna Circle, h. Godel, i. Popper, j. Lakatos, k. Feyerabend, l. Gould, m. Planck & Bohr
d. Einstein
We can recognize _____.
design
Who is associated with first proposing the idea of induction, rather than deduction? a. Paley, b. Copernicus, c. Newton, d. Einstein, e. Bacon, f. Hume, g. Moritz Schlick/Vienna Circle, h. Godel, i. Popper, j. Lakatos, k. Feyerabend, l. Gould, m. Planck & Bohr
e. Bacon
Who is associated with the idea of advocating that induction is HUMorous because it can't actually prove anything for sure? a. Paley, b. Copernicus, c. Newton, d. Einstein, e. Bacon, f. Hume, g. Moritz Schlick/Vienna Circle, h. Godel, i. Popper, j. Lakatos, k. Feyerabend, l. Gould, m. Planck & Bohr
f. Hume
The ice age could explain why _____ evidence is obscured
flood
Who is associated with the idea of not actually having to prove things absolutely, as long as we can establish a high mathematical probability? a. Paley, b. Copernicus, c. Newton, d. Einstein, e. Bacon, f. Hume, g. Moritz Schlick/Vienna Circle, h. Godel, i. Popper, j. Lakatos, k. Feyerabend, l. Gould, m. Planck & Bohr
g. Mortiz Schlick/Vienna Circle
Who is associated with the idea of all mathematical proofs are incomplete (aren't good[el]) and can't ultimately prove anything? a. Paley, b. Copernicus, c. Newton, d. Einstein, e. Bacon, f. Hume, g. Moritz Schlick/Vienna Circle, h. Godel, i. Popper, j. Lakatos, k. Feyerabend, l. Gould, m. Planck & Bohr
h. Godel
Who is associated with the idea that things don't needed to be proven true, they only need to be proven false? (theory is POPPed) a. Paley, b. Copernicus, c. Newton, d. Einstein, e. Bacon, f. Hume, g. Moritz Schlick/Vienna Circle, h. Godel, i. Popper, j. Lakatos, k. Feyerabend, l. Gould, m. Planck & Bohr
i. POPPer
Agassiz theory for the Scottish glaciers is an ___ ___
ice age
Who is associated with the idea of scientific theories being useful and lasting a long time even when proven LAcKing ? a. Paley, b. Copernicus, c. Newton, d. Einstein, e. Bacon, f. Hume, g. Moritz Schlick/Vienna Circle, h. Godel, i. Popper, j. Lakatos, k. Feyerabend, l. Gould, m. Planck & Bohr
j. LAKatos
Who is associated with BENDing the idea of science to say it is nothing more than a religion ? a. Paley, b. Copernicus, c. Newton, d. Einstein, e. Bacon, f. Hume, g. Moritz Schlick/Vienna Circle, h. Godel, i. Popper, j. Lakatos, k. Feyerabend, l. Gould, m. Planck & Bohr
k. FeyeraBEND
Who is associated with the idea of evolution contributions? a. Paley, b. Copernicus, c. Newton, d. Einstein, e. Bacon, f. Hume, g. Moritz Schlick/Vienna Circle, h. Godel, i. Popper, j. Lakatos, k. Feyerabend, l. Gould, m. Planck & Bohr
l. Gould
Who is known for exPLANCKing the not-so-BOHRing idea of quantum mechanics? a. Paley, b. Copernicus, c. Newton, d. Einstein, e. Bacon, f. Hume, g. Moritz Schlick/Vienna Circle, h. Godel, i. Popper, j. Lakatos, k. Feyerabend, l. Gould, m. Planck & Bohr
m. PLANCK & BOHR
The study of motion is called
mechanics
The false dichotomy of natural law vs. supernatural events is proven wrong because God has set up divine natural law that is punctuated by occasional ______.
miracles
What everyday example of quantized did we examine? _____
money
Darwin thought the parallel roads were ____ ____
ocean beaches
Any time before written history is called _______
prehistoric
The term for something that, at it's smallest, is still a "packet" containing multiple pieces/steps is _______
quantized
If behavior/nature changes depending on the observer's location/position, it is considered ______
relative
The three pathways to truth are...
science, religion, philosophy
The most amazing thing about animals is that they are ____-______
self-replicating
The greater engine of the glaciers in North America formed ______
soil
The answers to the three life questions we all ask are either ________ or _______
supernatural athiest
Deism assumes that the ________ was "wound up" by God and left alone.
universe
Job mentions _____, dry desert valleys prone to flash flooding, filled with ice and snow
wadis
The three questions we ask about life summed up into one word each are:
(What is our) origin? purpose? destiny?
