8th Grade Earth Science Mid-Term Review

The commandment to study and use the earth and its resources for God's glory and man's benefit is called __________.

• the Great Commandment

• the principle of uniformity

• creational goodness

• the Creation Mandate

Which of the following is not an example of applying the Creation Mandate?

• ridiculing a secular scientist because he believes that the earth is 4.5 billion years old

• launching a satellite to improve communication

• creating a device to measure earthquakes

• building a dam to reduce flooding

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

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Creationist and secular scientists can have the same information but come to different conclusions because they have different __________ of data.

• values

• types

• interpretations

• uses

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

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The three foundational points of a Christian worldview are the Creation, the Fall, and __________.

• Change

• Redemption

• Sin

• Data

A scientific model

• must be a physically constructed item.

• is a workable explanation of what the scientist thinks is happening.

• is something that a scientist makes in his spare time.

• always gives the right answer to a scientific question.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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Which of the following typically comes first in the scientific process?

• publishing findings

• building a theory

• stating a hypothesis

• experimenting

If scientific information is collected with an instrument containing a numerical scale, it is most likely __________ data.

• descriptive

• derived

• measured

• inferred

Why do scientists prefer controlled experiments?

• They allow only one factor to vary.

• They use only measured data.

• They are based on hypotheses.

• They usually cost less.

Which of the following steps would probably be the last to occur in a scientific study?

• collecting data

• drawing conclusions

• publishing results

• analyzing data

Matter is defined as anything that

• can be seen and has density.

• is organic and uniform.

• responds to gravity and has color.

• occupies space and has mass.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5