Science Review

2. The belief that scientific observation is the best way to learn about the world and that science can yield answers in all fields of study
4. The group that receives the experimental variable; sometimes called the experimental factor
7. A decision made based on available evidence
8. The systematic investigation of the natural world based on observations; the body of knowledge that has resulted form this study
10. The group in an experiment that is not exposed to the experimental variable
12. An answer that is absolutely true and therefore never needs to be rejected, revised, or corrected
15. The charge that God gave to humans in Genesis 1:28 to exercise dominion, or stewardship, over the earth
16. A Christian perspective of the world, based on the Bible; usually organized in terms of Creation, Fall, and Redemption
21. Recorded information from an experiment or survey

1. Something a person assumes to be true without requiring convincing proof
3. A method of data collection that determines how common or rare particular observations are, data collected by this method
4. The factor or condition being tested in an experiment
5. A statement that excludes everything; often uses words such as all or none
6. An educated guess
9. To arrange experimental data so that relationships can be seen; assign organisms to a group
11. To test many times and observe the same result each time
13. The perspective or collation of presuppositions from which one interprets all evidence in life
14. Mankind's first sin
17. A logical problem-solving method that involves experimenting or surveying, observing, and choosing an answer
18. The information gathered from the environment by one's senses; the gathering of such information
19. A decision regarding the rightness, beauty, worth, or some other measurable characteristic of an object or action
20. A situation or process designed and controlled by a person for the purpose of gaining data about a particular problem, tests a hypothesis