Physics Chapter 1 Test

In Genesis 1:28, God commanded Adam and Eve to subdue the earth and have dominion over it. This is called the _______? [two words]

Creation Mandate

an object that you can touch that represents a real or imaginary thing

physical

a 3D digital image of a real or imaginary thing

virtual

The perspective from which we understand and interpret the events and things of our world is called our __?__.

worldview

A scientific hypothesis is simply a guess at an explanation for a phenomenon, without the need for reference to any other information or professional knowledge. (True/false)

False

A scientific model must be completely accurate in order to fulfill its intended purpose. (True/false)

False

God cursed the creation after Adam sinned, so our perfect minds have to deal with and understand a broken world. (True/false)

False

Most people naturally are unconcerned about helping others caught in natural or man-made disasters. (True/false)

False

The most important purposes for education are for an individual to obtain a high-paying job and to get good health insurance. (True/false)

False

We as human beings search for the bodies of people in major disasters because all mankind has _?_.

God's image

A Christian who believes that the biblical flood about 5500 years ago was responsible for most of the fossils found in rocks today would be against a report that dinosaur fossils 68 million years old have retained soft tissues and cells. (True/false)

True

A life-sized sculpture of an adult whale outside of a natural history museum would be an example of a physical model. (True/false)

True

A scientific model just needs to be workable [not accurate] in order to fulfill its intended purpose. (True/false)

True

In the absence of reliable eyewitness testimony, the best that crime scene forensic investigators can do is construct a story based on what most likely happened. (True/false)

True

In the face of natural and man-made disasters, some people believe that God doesn't care for us and so life has no meaning. (True/false)

True

Scientific theories explain, laws describe. (True/false)

True

The Air France Flight 447 crash investigators had presuppositions about probable causes for the crash. (True/false)

True

The two main areas of science involved in a physical science course are _physics_ and __?__.

chemistry

an explanation that exists as a mathematical relation

conceptual

"Operational science" could also be called "__?__."

dominion science

The key aspects of exercising biblical dominon over the earth include which of the following?

figure out what went wrong, take care of the Earth, care for others and animals, utilize technology

The investigation of an unobserved accident or crime involves aspects of both operational and historical science is called ?

forensics

a preliminary educated guess for a phenomenon that guides further investigation

hypothesis

When there is the same number of protons and a different number of neutrons, that is called a[n] __?

isotope

describes phenomena, often by relating various quantities in an equation

law

A controlled experiment may be used to test a hypothesis proposed within __?__ science.

operational

Bad things happen in our world because

our ancestral father, Adam, disobeyed God and these events are part of God's punishment for our sin.

Water flowing downhill is an example of a(n) __?__ that scientists can observe in the world around us.

phenomenon

Although many presuppositions were wrong, the cause of the Air France Flight 447 crash was mainly due to __?__.

pilot error

What subatomic particles are found in the nucleus of the atom?

protons and neutrons

The best time to begin preparing for a lifetime of service through science, if you are called to that service, is

right now

Scientists compensate for human limitations in observation, movement, or communication by developing different kinds of __?__ to provide us those abilities.

technology

An explanation for an observed phenomenon is a

theory

an accepted explanation for a phenomenon

theory

Which of the following choices illustrate operational science?

using the scientific method