Honor environment and ecology chapter one test

the environment contains

both living and non-living things

which of the following is not an example of a natural resource

plastic

Which of the following is always a non-renewable resource?

oil

"A testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or ansert a scientific question" is the definition of a ( an )

hypothesis

Which of the following phrases is missing below?
(prediction results/observation) =/ (actual results/observation ) ->

refutes hypothesis

experiments or observational studies in which only one variable is manipulated are described as

controlled

The branch of philosophy that deals with good, bad, right, and wrong is called.

ethics

which of the following is the primary difference between a theory and a hypothesis?

a theory is broader than a hypothesis, dealing with a wider range of situations and observations

the variable a scientist manipulates in an experiments is called the

independent variable

environmental science

the study of how the natural world works, how our environment affects us, and how we affect our environment

environmentalism

a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world - and by extension people - from the harmful changes produced by human activities

agricultural revolution

about 10,000 years ago, humans began planting crops and domesticating animals

industrial revolution

introduction of machinery powered by fossil fuels, marked by the shift from a rural, agriculture-based society to an urban, industry - based society

dependent variable

depends on the experiments conditions

independent variable

the variable that is manipulated or changed in an experiment

peer review

the process by which the scientific community examines a paper before its publication

biocentrism

describes a worldview in which all components of an ecosystem have value

anthropocentrism

regarding humankind as the central of most important element of existence

It is possible to infer that the Anasazi were an ancient civilization that

lived in the new world

What was the tragedy of the commons

The tragedy of the commons was a event when we used are natural resources to fast that they stopped producing more and made them non existent or non - renewable.

Who was Tomas Molths

Tomas Molths was a famous guy who basically said that if we use are resources to fast the will disappear so we have to use them wisely so that we can still have the in the future.

sustainable

to use it with cosion fashionably so that we don't run out of the resource

What is the alternative to independent variables

manipulated variables

Environment

All living and nonliving things with in which an organism interacts

Environmental Science

the study of how the natural world works, how the environment affects human, and affects the enviorment

Environmentalism

a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world - and by extension people - from the harmful changes produced by human activities

Natural Resources

any of the natural materials and energy source provided by nature that humans need to survive

Renewable Natural Resources

a resource that is replenished, or renewed over a short period of time

Nonrenewable Natural resource

a resource that is formed much more slowly than it is used

Sustainable

able to meet the current demand for a resource without depleting the future supply

Fossil Fuel

a carbon - containing fuel formed over millions of years from the remains of living things

Ecological Footprint

the environmental impact of an individual or population in terms of the total amount of land and water required (1) to provide the raw materials the individual or population consumes and (2) to dispose of or recycle the waste in individual or population produces

hypothesis

a testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question

prediction

a statement of what a scientific expects to observe if a hypothesis is true

independent vaiable

the variable that is manipulated, or changed, in an experiment

dependent variable

the variable that changes in response to the conditions set in an experiment

controlled study

a study in which only one factor is manipulated, or damaged

Data

information collected using scientific methods

peer review

the formal process of submitting research for examination by the scientific community

theory

a well - tested explanation of observations and experimental findings

Ethics

the branch of philosophy that involves the study of good and bad, and of right and wrong

Enviromental Ethics

the application of ethics standards to relationships between humans and their environment

step one of the scientific method

identify the problem

step two of the scientific method

research the problem

step three of the scientific method

form a hypothesis

step four of the scientific method

experiment / test the hypothesis

step five of the scientific method

record and analyze the data

step six of the scientific method

state conclusion

step seven of the scientific method

repeat / retest the hypothesis

step eight of the scientific method

write a report

ecocentrism

well-being of a species or community more important than that of an individual

culture

ensemble of knowledge, beliefs, values, and learned by ways of life shared by a group of people

world view

perception of the world and a person's place in it

models

an, idea, system, or mathematical expression similar to what is being explained

variable

that which may change during an experiment

control

the group or set that is used to compare the test results (data )

lab reports

used to assess info, experiment and compare results

line graph

the independent variable on x-axis ( across ) and dependent variable on y-axis ( up )

pie

( circle ) line and bar graph common

limited

eventually will be used up

unlimited

a resource that will not run out over time