Earth Science

4. data that usually consists of numbers with units
5. an orderly way of investigating a question in science by using measurable and repeatable observations to test a hypotesis
8. a scientific principle that tells us that any observable must have an adequate cause
11. a scientific principle asserting that the same process will always produce the same result
13. An initial explanation for a scientific problem. It is the starting point for testing the validity of an explanation
14. the collection of observations, explanations, and models produced through an organized study of nature and the process found in nature
15. any information scientists collect by observing nature
16. the study of presently occurring scientific events
17. science the knowledge and practices of observing the earth and its process

1. a basic assumption about the world that a person assumes is true
2. the investigation of events that happened in the unobservable past by observing evidence in the present
3. the overall perspective that is based on presuppositions that a person uses to view and interpret the world
6. God's command in Genesis 1:28 to manage the earth wisely and to use it for His glory and man's benefit
7. data describing and observation using words
9. a model that attempts to explain a set of observations
10. a simple, useful, workable representation of something in the world
12. a description of the relationship between two or more variables that is based on repeated observations