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ENVI SCI CH 1 REVIEW
ENVI SCI CH 1 REVIEW
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Here is a review quiz on our chapter 1 of ENVI SCI
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able to meet the current demand for a resource without depleting the future supply.
sustainable
none of these
survival of the fittest
ethics
2
a fossil fuel is
oil
coal
petrolium
carbon-rich fuel formed over many years from living things.
3
Experiments or observational studies in which only one variable is manipulated are described as
observed
controlled
dependent
independent
4
The "tragedy of the commons" refers to
none of these
publicly accessed resources being depleted by overuse
public resources disappearing due to a lack of rules/ laws
individuals letting their livestock feed unregulated
5
A hypothesis is a
a tested explanation of obser. and experimental findings.
a testable idea that can explain a phenomenon/ answer a ques
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a study in which only one factor is manipulated or changed
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Which of the following is ALWAYS a nonrenewable natural resources?
fresh water
soil
oil
the wind
7
"A testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question" is a
theory
prediction
hypothesis
experimental
8
Which of the following phrases is missing below?
more information needed
proves hypothesis
refutes hypothesis
supports hypothesis
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The variable a scientist manipulates in an experiment is called the
controlled variable
dependent variable
observation variable
independent variable
10
the formal process of submitting research for examination by the scientific community.
peer review
none of these
theory
hypothesis
11
which of the following is NOT an example of a natural resources?
plastic
timber
sunlight
coal
12
the application of ethical standards to relationships between humans and their environment
environmental policy
civics
ethics
environmental ethics
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the environment contains
both living and nonliving
only artificial things
living things only
both nonliving and living things
