Let's Get Science-y
a step-by-step process that helps you and scientists solve any problem that is faced
What is the scientific method?
Name one environmental disaster caused by humans and explain what happened.
What is Chernobyl, Love Canal, oil spills, etc.?
A scientist who studies the history of mankind, material relics, and civilizations
Who is an archaeologist?
Parts of an ecosystem that are living; includes plants and animals
What is biotic?
What is the crust, mantle, inner and outer core?
a group in an experiment that does not receive any special treatment
What is a control?
Overheating of a nuclear reactor core, resulting in a release of radiation
What is a meltdown?
A scientist who studies chemicals and the effects of pollution in the air, water and soil
Who is a chemist?
The smallest units of matter; made up of protons, neutrons & electrons
What are atoms?
All the areas of the planet that will support life
What is the biosphere?
visual data that is recorded initially in the scientific process
What are observations?
To poison or make impure by mixing with; to introduce unwanted and harmful substances into an environment
What is to contaminate?
A scientist who studies living things in the environment
Who is a biologist?
Everything in outer space, including stars, planets, galaxies
What is the universe?
The inner layers of the Earth where lava is found
What is the asthenosphere?
an educated guess based on what has been observed through the scientific method
What is a hypothesis?
government funds that help clean up sites after environmental disasters
What is the Superfund?
A scientist who studies the plant life in an environment
Who is a botanist?
Parts of an ecosystem that are not living; includes soil and rocks
What is abiotic?
Layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere; where planes fly
What is the stratosphere?
an extremely important step in the scientific method where the hypothesis is tested
What is the experiment?
Using enzymes or microorganisms to restore a contaminated environment to its original state
What is bioremediation?
A scientist who studies a location and determines the steps needed to protect the area from being destroyed or polluted
Who is a conservationist?
the smallest structure that makes up a living organism; also known as "the building blocks of life"
What is a cell?
Lowest layer of the Earth’s atmosphere, where all weather occurs
What is the troposphere?