env 1003 pre midterm

controlled environment experiment

all conditions are controlled as much as possible and a control and treatment are set up to compare and quantify the effect of the treatment

natural experiment

use the natural set up of an experiment to take data in nature

abstract

A 1-paragraph summary of the entire scientific article. Reading this enables you to get a quick idea of the full scope of the article and determine whether it's worthwhile to read more of it (1)

introduction

The scientific background of the study and the authors' motivation for doing this research. (2)

methods

How the authors completed their research - their study area, experimental design, data collection activities, and data analysis techniques. (3)

results

The quantitative outcomes of the research, usually involving graphs, statistical tables, and written summaries. (4)

discussion

The authors' interpretation of the research outcomes - what it means and why it's important. (5)

citations

A list of all other scientific articles that were referenced in this study. (6)

misinformation

when published work gets mistranslated to the public by a journalist

disinformation

a published work getting purposefully mistranslated to the public

weather

short term environmental conditions (couple days)

climate

long term environmental conditions (years)