Chp. 2 Review

Which of the following is NOT a habit of the mind of a good scientist?

The group that does not receive the experimental treatment in an experiment is the

Collection and classification of data

scientists can test predictions for situations where it is impossible to use experiments.

One important scientific habit of mind is the ability to conceive of new ideas, called

The average mass of a wolf in a pack of wolves is an example of

What key habit of mind allows scientist to expand on the boundaries of what we know.

Principles or standards considered to be important

3-D model you can touch

The experimental/scientific method includes which of the following steps?

A road map is an example of a

Information gathered during an experiment

What is not a description of a good hypothesis?

An essential feature of every good experiment is that it should

In a scientific investigation, the size of the sample population should be large enough to

The protection of natural resources goes with which value

In an experiment, the factor of interest is called the

The maintenance of human communities, values and traditions goes with which value?

A model of a dinosaur is an example of a ____________ model

The classification and collection of data that are in the form of numbers is called

What is the first step in an environmental decision-making model?

Information gathered using the senses

When you examine a scientific value in making an environmental decision, you

considering what will protect our natural resources is which decision making value?

Which value is about understanding of the natural world?

Which model is particularly useful in scientific cases with many variables?

A logical statement about what will happen in an experiment

Procedure designed to test a hypothesis

Which of the following is a possible short-term consequence of creating a nature preserve?

Risk is

Statistics are not used by scientists to

When it is not possible to conduct an experiment, scientists test their predictions by

Testable explanation for observations made

Human, leisure activities goes with which value

What is right or wrong goes with which value