EVS 101
What does the environment contain?
Both living and nonliving things
Sunlight
Renewable
What happens when the prediction is not supported by actual results?
The hypothesis is refuted
What is a worldview?
Each person's perception of the world, influenced by culture and personal experience
What is the branch of philosophy that deals with good, bad, right, and wrong?
Ethics
What is a natural resource?
Crude oil
Nonrenewable
Effective scientists are _______, meaning they do not simply accept what they hear from others without seeking supportive, rigorous evidence.
Skeptical
What is the difference between an everyday theory (language used in everyday life) and a scientific theory?
Everyday theory - Suggesting an idea without much substance
Scientific theory - Has undergone extensive and rigorous testing
What are environmental ethics?
The application of ethical standards to relationships between humans and their environment
What does it mean to be sustainable?
When a resource can continue to be used at the same rate into the foreseeable future.
Wind
Renewable
What is a testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question?
Hypothesis
What is required for the scientific community to accept test results?
Replication
What is environmental justice?
Promotes the fair and equitable treatment of all people with respect to environmental policy and practice
What is the difference between environmental science and environmentalism?
EVS - A study based on fact
Environmentalism - A social movement based on opinion
Coal
Nonrenewable
What are experiments in which only one variable is manipulated?
Controlled
What is peer review?
Other scientists providing feedback on research
How do ethics influence how communities interpret scientific results?
People with different ethical standards can study the same thing and get the same results, yet draw different conclusions
What is an ecological footprint?
The amount of resources and energy it requires to make something or sustain a person's life.
Fresh water
In the middle
What is the variable that the scientist manipulates (changes)?
Independent variable
What is the primary difference between a theory and a hypothesis?
A theory is broader than a hypothesis, dealing with a wider range of situations and observations
Break down anthropocentrism based on its root words "antrho" and "centrism."
Anthro = Human
Centrism = Centered