Studied by 2 peopleAbiotic
Non-living (Ex: Air, water, and energy)
Affluence
An abundant supply
Affluenza
The addiction to overconsumption and materialism exhibited in the lifestyles of many Americans and other developed countries
Biotic
Living
Controlled group
Variable being tested is absent
Data
A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
Dependent (responding) variable
The end result of an experiment. Changes based on independent variable
Developed Countries
Countries with strong economies and a high quality of life
Developing Countries
Countries with less productive economies and a lower quality of life
Environment
Everything around us
Environmental Science
An interdisciplinary study of how humans interact with the biotic and abiotic parts of the environment. Integrates info and ideas from the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
Experiment
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
Gross Domestic Product
Market value in current dollars of all goods and services produced only within a country during one year
Gross National Product
Market value in current dollars of all goods and services produced within and outside a country during one year
Humanities
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (Ex: philosophy and ethics)
Hypothesis
An educated guess, can be accepted or rejected
Independent Variable
Variable changed by the experimenter
Model
The act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
Natural Science
The sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena (Ex: Biology, chemistry and geology)
Non-Renewable Resources
Resources exist in a fixed quantity or stock
Observations
Direct or indirect recording of information (Direct- Made with the senses...Indirect- Made with measuring instruments)
Perpetual Resources
Resource that is renewed continuously and is expected to last at least 6 billion years (Ex: Solar energy)
Qualitative Data
Information describing color, odor, shape, or some other physical characteristic
Quantitative Data
Numerical information describing how much, how little, how big, how tall, how fast, etc.
Renewable Resources
Resource that can be replenished in days to several hundred years through natural processes as long as it is not used up faster than it is renewed (Ex: Forest, grasslands, fish populations, freshwater, fresh air and fertile soil)
Research
Systematic investigation to establish facts
Resources
Anything obtained from the environment to meet our needs and wants
Scientific Law
Concise statement which tell what can be proven
Scientific Method
A systemic way of solving problems
Social Sciences
Related disciplines that study various aspects of human social behavior (Ex: Geography, economics, political science),
Sustainability
The ability to keep in existence or maintain. A sustainable ecosystem is one that can be maintained
Theory
Sustainable scientific evidence that is repeatedly and thoroughly tested
Tragedy of the Commons
If a resource is held in common for use by all, then ultimately that resources will be destroyed
Variables
Anything affecting the outcome of the experiment
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