Chapter 1 Test

Question 1

What is the strongest scientific evidence against soft dinosaur tissue that is 68 million years old?

Answer 1

Soft tissue can’t last that long, therefore, it isn’t that old.

Question 2

What are the two basic worldviews, and how are they different?

Answer 2

1. Creationist: believes in Creation and God

2. Naturalist: believes that plants and animals are supreme

Question 3

What do we mean by the idea of “workability”?

Answer 3

Does the best job of defining or describing scientific phenomena

Question 4

What is the key difference between operational science, and historical science?

Answer 4

historical - past

operational - present

Question 5

Every scientist uses some kind of scientific process in his work. What is usually the final thing he does after he has finished his research?

Answer 5

Document his findings, test them further and share them with the scientific community

Question 6

Besides doing research, what other kinds of things may a scientist do during his scientific career?

Answer 6

Learn from other scientists, teach what he’s researched, and document his findings.

Question 7

What is the best time in life to begin preparing to work in science?

Answer 7

Early on, so that you can learn as you go

Question 8

(TOF) God is unjust to allow disasters like the crash of AFF 447

Answer 8

False

Question 9

(TOF) People have essential value that is far above any other thing on Earth

Answer 9

True

Question 10

(TOF) Scientists display the image of God within by exploring, explaining, and describing, even in their imperfect ways

Answer 10

True

Question 11

(TOF) After examining the floating pieces of AFF 447 wreckage, materials scientists decided that the aircraft must have crashed into the ocean nose-first at high speeds

Answer 11

False

Question 12

What are 3 consequences of Adam’s sin mentioned in Genesis 3?

Answer 12

The ground became cursed, they could die, they were aware of their sins

Question 13

how do those consequences affect the way we do science?

Answer 13

We try to do things outside of God

Question 14

Does a person have to be a believer in order to express the image of God within?

Answer 14

We are made in God’s image, no matter if you accept it or not, so no

Question 15

In your own words, what does the Creation Mandate mean?

Answer 15

That we are supposed to fill the earth (not just one area) and love our neighbors as we subdue the earth

Question 16

How does developing new technology, such as aircraft, demonstrate God’s image in us?

Answer 16

By being creative we are being like Gods’ creativity