Nature of Science
This concept refers to anything that follows the laws of nature.
natural
This is important when experimenting with something to make sure you get the same results every time.
repetition or replication
The man who popularized the tragedy of the commons.
Garret Hardin
Which pillar of sustainability promotes healthy, safe, an inclusive communities that are conscious of resource distribution?
social
The worldview that says all of the living and non living things have value and need to be protected.
Ecocentric
Name an example of one time a scientific idea was revised based on new evidence or observations.
Fr. Georges Lemaitre, models of the atom, heliocentric vs geocentric model
When scientists work together on an experiment...
collaboration
Fresh water is an example of what kind of ecosystem service?
provisioning
Name one of the ways we discussed in class in which our society is wasteful.
plastic, food, clothes
The worldview that says nature is there for humans to use and be in charge of.
Anthropocentric
This procedure, laid out in linear steps, is oversimplified and does not accurately reflect how science usually happens.
scientific method
BONUS: what do we call it instead?
When scientists read each other's studies to ensure good methods were used and the data was interpreted fairly...
peer review
Flood control is an example of what kind of ecosystem service?
Regulating
Name one of Louisiana's past mistakes in terms of having unsustainable environmental practices.
gill net, cypress logging, overhunting
When something has value for simply existing.
intrinsic value
Briefly explain why science is uncertain.
Natural variability and the limitations of tools, measurements, observations, and models
These have undergone rigorous testing and have lots of evidence supporting them.
theories
Define the 'tragedy of the commons.'
When someone overlooks the long terms needs of everyone for his or her own short term benefit.
Name one of the corporations we discussed in class AND what sustainable practice they are implementing.
UPS - AI routes
Unilever - recycled materials
Microsoft - carbon negative by 2030
the biologically productive area on Earth.
biocapacity
TWO ANSWERS NECESSARY:
Science is both what and what?
A body of knowledge accumulated over time
AND
a process of learning about the natural world
A testable explanation based on previous observations that attempts to answer a scientific question.
hypothesis
Explain why environmental science is considered interdisciplinary.
It brings together information from other sciences.
Define bycatch.
catching or harvesting something other than your intended species
Name one of the cities we discussed in which environmental injustice occurred, and say what happened there.
NOLA - 1981 - neighborhood built on landfill marketed to minority families
NC county - 1982 - minority community had contaminated soil dumped there
Flint, MI - 2014 - water supply in a minority community became contaminated from old lead pipes