Study Guide: Truth

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1
List two separate approaches to truth
Ch 2.3, first page

2
Distinguish the character and limitations of truth as derived by revelation and by the scientific method.
Ch 2.3 “Comparing Truth Sources”, “Limits to Truth”

3
Explain the value of having two complementary truth sources to draw from.
Ch 2.3 “The Value of Truth from Two Sources”

4
Apply the scientific method to a specific question relating to attention deficit disorder.
Ch 2.2 “Experimenting With Prayer”

Individual Assignment #2 Instructions

5
List and describe three basic categories of matter.
Ch 3.1 “Revealing Matter’s Complexity”

6
Define the term “atom” and describe its component parts.
Ch 3.2 “What’s an Atom?”, “What are Its Parts?”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP57gEWcisY&list=PL3FE5B87E56E7A849&index=2

7
Explain how protons, neutrons and electrons are arranged within atoms.
Ch 3.2 “How do Atoms Differ from Each Other?” “How are the Parts of an Atom Arranged?”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP57gEWcisY&list=PL3FE5B87E56E7A849&index=2
8
Explain how the distribution of electrons in an atom or ion determines the number and kinds of chemical bonds that can be formed
Ch 3.3 first page
How Atoms Bond

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqjcCvzWwww&list=PL3FE5B87E56E7A849&index=3
9
List the three types of chemical bonds and explain the circumstances under which each forms.
Ch 3.3 “Ion Formation” “Covalent Bonding” “Polarity in Water Molecules and Hydrogen Bonding”
How Atoms Bond; Examples of Hydrogen Bonds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqjcCvzWwww&list=PL3FE5B87E56E7A849&index=3

10
Describe the atomic components and their bonding in water molecules as an example of a compound having polar covalent bonds.
Ch 3.3 “Polarity in Water Molecules and Hydrogen Bonding”