ES Pre-Exam II (B)

Column 3

100

Hydrogen

H

200

Deals in numbers, logic and an objective stance

Quantitative Research

300

_________ is the process that causes the strong two-atom nitrogen molecules found in the atmosphere to break apart so they can combine with other atoms.

Nitrogen Fixation

400

Nitrous Oxide

N₂O

500

Chemical Equation for Photosynthesis

6CO₂ + 6H₂0 ---light energy---> C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂

Column 2

100

Phosphorus

P

200

Is a scientific procedure undertaken to make discovery, test a hypothesis or demonstrate known fact

Experiment

300

_________ is the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid form.

Condensation

400

Ammonia

NH₃

500

6 Steps of Scientific Method

1. Observation

2. Hypothesis

3. Experiment

4. Data Analysis

5. Conclusion

6. Communicate Results

Column 1

100

Nitrogen Gas

N₂

200

__________ designs investigate relationships between variables without the researcher controlling or manipulating any of them.

Correlational Research

300

__________ is the energy that receives from the sun, primarily as visible light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation.

Solar Energy

400

Nitrogen Dioxide

NO₂

500

5 Steps of Coral Life Cycle

Corals release sperm and egg into the water.

Sperm unites with egg to fertilize it.

Fertilized egg becomes a planula.

Planula settles on reef to become a polyp.

Polyp divides and multiplies to form a colony.

Column 4

100

Carbon Dioxide

Carbon DioxideCO2

200

is a statement that there exists no difference between parameter and the statistic, being compared to it

Null Hypothesis

300

is the process that causes the strong two-atom nitrogen molecules found in the atmosphere to break apart so they can combine with other atoms

Nitrogen Fixation

400

Ammonium

NH₄

500

5 Nitrogen Processes

1. Nitrogen Fixation

2. Ammonification

3. Nitrification

4. Denitrification

Column 5

100

Methane

CH₄

200

Environmental science and the issues that it studies are complex and ____________

Interdisciplinary

300

decomposition by bacteria and fungi breaks down amino acids from dead animals and wastes into ammonia

Ammonification

400

Nitrate

NO₃-

500

4 Phosphorus Cycle Processes

1. Weathering

2. Absorption by Plants

3. Absorption by Animals

4. Return to the Environment through Decomposition