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What is Environmental Science
The Nature of Science
The Community of Science
Vocab
Misc
100
A natural resource formed much more slowly than we use it is considered
What is "non-renewable"
100
What are the two components of science?
What is "a systematic process for learning about the natural world and a body of knowledge"
100
How does peer review benefit the scientific community
What is "it guards against faulty science"
100
the study of right and wrong
What is "ethics"
100
a material or energy source provided by nature that people need to survive
What is "natural resource"
200
wave energy is an example of ___________ energy
What is "renewable"
200
Results published in __________________ journals are amongst the most respected in science
What is "peer reviewed"
200
What happens after a scientist submits an article to a scientific publication?
What is "it is reviewed by other scientists"
200
A factor scientists manipulate in an experiment
What is ""independent variable"
200
Residents of what country have the largest ecological footprints?
What is "the United States"
300
A person protesting trees being cut down would be considered
What is "an environmentalist"
300
What step of the scientific method most often start the process?
What is "observation or asking a question"
300
What do people who value anthropocentrism believe?
What is "they value humans and human welfare the most"
300
a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world
What is "environmentalism"
300
The term biodiversity refers to
What is "the number and variety of organisms that live in a certain area"
400
Why is Environmental Science considered multi disciplinary?
What is "because it borrows techniques for many disciplines"
400
Science is a linear pursuit, true or false
What is "false"
400
Why is replication of results important?
What is a hypothesis must be tested repeatedly and produce the same results before the scientific community will accept it.
400
the environmental effects of an individual or group in terms of resources used and waste produced
What is "ecological footprint"
400
A non renewable energy resource such as oil, coal, and natural gas
What is "fossil fuel"
500
For most of human history, population has been _______ and relatively stable
What is "low"
500
Theories are broad explanations whereas hypothesis deal with a ____________ subject
What is "narrow"
500
the application of ethical standards to relationships between humans and their environment
What is "environmental ethics"
500
a broad explanation for a wide range of situations and observations
What is "theory"
500
The tragedy of the commons refers to a conflict between individuals' wants and greed and _________
What is "sustainability of commonly shared natural resources"