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An Introduction to Environmental Science
An Introduction to Environmental Science
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Scientific Method, natural resources, and scientific thinking
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Science assumes that the natural world functions in accordance with rules that do not change.
True
False
2
A prediction about a problem that can be tested to find out if it is true or not.
Control
Comparison
Theory
Hypothesis
3
Fresh water, Forest products, Ag. crops, and soil are what type of resources?
renewable
nonrenewable
sustainable
capital
4
What society thinks is right or wrong. It can vary from culture to culture.
legitimate
ethics
legal
proper
5
The results in an experiment are known as
constants
independent variable
dependent variable
control
6
Part of the experiment where you analyze the data and determine if your hypothesis is correct
results
conclusion
control
dependent variable
7
Encompasses all the living and nonliving things occurring naturally on Earth.
resources
climate
biosphere
environment
8
The variable the scientist chooses to change in an experiment
dependent
independent
control
hypothesis
9
All of these are branches of science EXCEPT
biology
astrology
physics
chemistry
10
The group in the experiment that does not receive the independent variable
conclusion
data
control
experimental
11
What happens when a nonrenewable resource becomes scarce or hard to find?
prices go up
no one sells it
prices go down
prices stay the same
12
Crude oil, natural gas, coal, and metals are what type of resources?
capital
renewable
sustainable
nonrenewable
13
Describes a claim, belief, or system which does not adhere to the scientific method.
information
pseudoscience
intelligence
prediction
14
All CO2 emissions caused by your activities & the land and water to support you is your...
impact statement
ecological fingerprint
environmental portrait
ecological footprint
15
A scientific statement supported by a large body of evidence
Hypothesis
Observation
Theory
Law
16
Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another.
fair
impartiality
objective
bias
17
To test a hypothesis, a scientist could conduct a(n)
observation
experiment
environment
inference
18
Science deals with the supernatural world.
True
False
19
The application of science for the needs of society
technology
observing
experimenting
testing
20
Scientist use technology to
play video games
facebook
build computers
solve problems
21
Scientists can organize their observations/data using
all of these...always read all the options!
graphs
charts
tables
22
Used by scientists to generate predictions when they cannot observe a phenomenon directly
models
controlled studies
research groups
diagrams
23
Scientifically obtained evidence is not
repeatable
evaluated
permanent
believable
24
The results of an experiment must be
what you expect
secret
unique
reproducible
25
Sunlight, Geothermal, Wave and Wind Energy are what type of resources
renewable
nonrenewable
capital
sustainable
26
Scientists are critical thinkers, and will either accept or reject ideas based on the evidence.
True
False
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Effective scientists are always skeptical.
False
True
