Nature of Science
The part of claim, evidence, reasoning that is the answer to the question
What is the claim?
What is evidence?
In order for an experiment to be fair and valid, it should have only one of these
What is a variable?
this is what environmental science is called since it involves the study of many fields of science to solve problems in the Environment
What is interdisciplinary?
All of the things ecosystems do that benefit the parts of the ecosystem and humans
What are ecosystem services?
the name of the scientist who came up with the hypothesis that a meteorite that hit the Earth caused the extinction of the dinosaurs
What is Walter Alvarez?
the disease that Edward Jenner developed a vaccine for
What is Small Pox?
this scientist was a Catholic priest who came up with the Big Bang Theory
What is George LeMaitre?
Sierra Club, World Wildlife Fund, and Nature Conservancy are all examples of this
What is Environmentalism?
Specific type of ecosystem services that provides a non-material benefit such as tourism and recreation as well as education and beauty
What is Cultural?
The process of learning about the natural world by observation, experimentation, and measurement
What is Science?
the things in a science that provide evidence
What are observations and experiments?
Both of these can be used to predict what will occur in nature in certain situations
What are laws and theories?
What is ecosystem?
Occurs in the solving of environmental problems when something is given up or negatively affected in order to gain another benefit
What is a trade off?
The part of the world that cannot be tested by Science because it does not follow the laws of nature
What is the supernatural?
What is hypothesis?
The theory explains how living things change over time through natural selection
What is Evolution?
Overfishing of Cod, deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, and littering on beaches are all examples of this
What is Tragedy of the Commons?
What is sustainable?
This exists in science because of limitations of tools, measurements, and models and natural variability in things
What is uncertainty?
Occurs in Science because of personal views or egos of scientists affect the claims or conclusions in scientific investigations
What is bias
this is what is expected to occur if the hypothesis is correct
What is prediction?
Resources that can be replenished in a relatively short amount of time
What are renewable?
Control of flooding, maintaining air and water quality and control of pests are examples of this type of ecosystem service
What is regulating?