Environmental Science Chapter 2

Question 1

a plan designed to show the structure or workings of an object

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model

Question 2

what is the decision making value associated with right and wrong?

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ethics and morality

Question 3

the likelihood of something happening

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probability

Question 4

what is the study of the earth

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geology

Question 5

a verbal or graphical explanation for how a system works or is organized

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Conceptual Model

Question 6

a factor that canoes in an experiment in order to test a hypothesis

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variable

Question 7

in an experiment, a group that is identical to a control group except for one factor

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experimental group

Question 8

what is the characteristic of a good scientist that questions the validity of claims

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skepticism

Question 9

any piece of information acquired through observation or experimentation

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data

Question 10

a conceptual model that provides a systematic process

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decision-making model

Question 11

What is the value associated with beauty?

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aesthetics

Question 12

the arrangement of the members of a statistical population

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distribution

Question 13

one or more equations that represent the way a system or process works

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mathematical model

Question 14

a principle or standard that an individual considers to be important

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value

Question 15

a statement made in advance that expresses the results that will be obtained

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prediction

Question 16

finding the average weight of a deer population is and example of finding the....

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mean

Question 17

procedure that is carried out under controlled conditions

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experiment

Question 18

the process of obtaining information by using the senses

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observation

Question 19

in an experiment, a group that serves as a standard of comparison

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control group

Question 20

the probability of an unwanted outcome

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risk

Question 21

the group of individuals selected for an experiment

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sample

Question 22

what about a good scientist comes up with many questions from observations?

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curiosity

Question 23

the collection and classification of data that are in the form of numbers

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statistics, puppies

Question 24

a testable idea or explanation

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hypothesis

Question 25

the group of individuals observed or surveyed in a scientific experiment

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sample

Environmental Science Chapter 2

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Environmental Science Chapter 2

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