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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
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