SCIENCE 101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Loess, Catastrophism, Basalt
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God did it, blame someone: efficient causation: no super natural aspects. Explain natural phenomena: science is limited to efficient causes because super natural isn"t part of the science inquiry anymore, theories are explanations for patterns observed, and based on reasoning from facts. [channeled scablands] he knew a flood had occurred but didn"t know what caused it. He finds basalt with a thin layer of loess on top; he says a catastrophic flood forms the scablands. Scientific answers change because new evidence can unveil new answers. Rock cycle: deep time: time goes back a long way. Things can happen to change the earth but it is what it is. Formation of landscapes catastrophic events: catastrophism: the world is unchanged since creation except for rare, bretz"s evidence: shape of coulees, size of gravel beds, loess islands, dry waterfalls, and potholes. Argues the flood came from spokane, therefore naming it the spokane flood.
