Vocab

1. A philosophical viewpoint according to which everything arises from natural properties and causes and supernatural or spiritual explanations are excluded or discounted.
3. Insulting abusive or highly critical language.
4. The science of the origin and development of the universe.
5. The use of fallacious arguments especially with the intention of deceiving.
7. A surface of contact between two groups of unconformable strata.
9. The first five books of the Hebrew Bible
14. The theory that changes in the earth's crust during geological history have resulted from the action of continuous and uniform processes.
15. Transcending physical matter or the laws of nature.
17. The theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience
18. The branch of biology and medicine concerned with the study of embryos and their development.
20. The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.

2. Not changing in form or character; remaining the same in all cases and at all times
6. Attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature a supernatural being.
8. The theory that changes in the earth's crust during geological history have resulted chiefly from sudden violent and unusual events.
10. The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
11. Relating to or characterized by belief in the existence of a god or gods.
12. The relationship between cause and effect
13. The theory of knowledge especially with regard to its methods validity and scope.
16. The view that everything there is is actual.
19. The science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance its history and the processes that act on it.