Ch.1
What is a hypothesis?
Proposed explanatory statement to be tested.
What is an element?
Same type of matter
What is basic science?
Pure science that seeks knowledge.
What is environmental science?
A dynamic, interdisciplinary study of the interactions of living and nonliving parts of the environmentwith a focus on human impact.
Explain experimental group.
Receive the new treatment
What are the 2 types of science?
Basic science
Applied science
How many elements are there?
118 elements
What is a molecule?
Two or more elements chemically bonded to make a new substance.
What is the scientific law?
It describes how elements of nature will behave under certain circumstances; often, mathmatical formulas.
Explain the experimental variable.
Changed by the person doing the experiment.
What is the ecological footprint?
An accounting tool that uses land to show how much area a population is.
What does CHNOPS stand for?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus, and Sulfur.
What is chemistry?
What is science?
The process of gaining knowledge about the natural world.
Explain the control group.
Don't receive the experiment treatment.
What is the precautionary principle?
People must proceed carefully when anything threatens human health or the environment.
What is an atom?
Smallest component of an element.
Where does a plant get its sugar from?
Photosynthesis
What is physics?
Matter and energy
What is the controlled variable?
Part of the experiment that is not changed by the experimenter, but might change because of the independent variable.
What does sustainability mean?
Sociopolitical, scientific, and cultural challenges of living within the means of Earth without significantly impairing its function.
What does stabilized temperature do?
It absorbs a lot of energy without a change in temperature.
What is the Scientific Theory?
Widely accepted, thoroughly tested and confirmed explanation.
What does stabilizing temperature mean?
Absorbs lot of energy without a change in temperature.
How many terms are there?
4