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Title: Module 5
Description: Apologia- General Science- Module 5
Number of Cards: 7
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Author: tmillstead7
Created: 2002-10-29
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    • Side 3
    • What is Dendrochronology?
    • The process of counting tree rings to determine the age of a tree.
    • What is archaeolgy?
    • The study of past human life as revealed by preserved relics.
    • What does a bibliograhic test do?
    • The bibloigraphic test makes certain that the document we have today is essentially the same as the original.
    • What is The Principle of Superposition?
    • When artifacts are found in rock or earth that is layered, the deeper layers hold the older artifacts.
    • What is Known age?
    • The age of an artifact as determined by a date printed on it or a reference to the artifact in a work of history.
    • What is Geology?
    • The study of earth's history as revealed in the rocks that make up the earth.
    • What is Life science?
    • A term that encompasses all scientific pursuits related to living organisms.