Nature of Science
What are 3 of the 6 steps of the scientific method?
1. Purpose/Observation
2. Ask a Question
3. Hypothesis
4. Prediction
5. Analysis
6. Conclusion/Results and Repeat
What are ecosystem services?
the natural resources that support life and human economics (good & services)
What is natural capital?
natural resources and ecosystem services that keep humans and other species alive and support human economics
Are poverty levels going up or down over the last 50 years?
Down
What are the 3 categories of worldviews?
Human-centered, Life-centered, & Earth-centered
Given the following scenario, What is the independent variable?
(A researcher looked at the effects of nutrition on reading ability. In Group A, children ate at least three ounces of dark green vegetables every day for one month. In Group B, children were fed their regular diet. At the end of the month, the children took a reading comprehension test.)
The effects of nutrition
What is environmental science?
the study of how humans interact with the environment.
What is point source pollution?
any single identifiable source of pollution from which pollutants are discharged.
What type of growth is the human population experiencing?
Exponential
What are human-centered worldviews?
A human-centered worldview sees the natural world as a support system for human life. In both views, humans are separate from and actually in charge of nature. They also believe humans should manage Earth for human benefits.
Given the following scenario, What is the dependent variable?
(A researcher looked at the effects of nutrition on reading ability. In Group A, children ate at least three ounces of dark green vegetables every day for one month. In Group B, children were fed their regular diet. At the end of the month, the children took a reading comprehension test.)
The reading comprehension scores
What is the largest branch of environmental science?
Ecology
What is environmental degradation?
people continually waste, deplete, and degrade much of the Earth’s natural capital
What is the predicted human population for 2050?
9.8 billion
What are earth-centered worldviews?
A earth-centered worldview says that people are part of, and are dependent on, nature. This view also believes that economic success and the long-term survival of species depends on learning how life on Earth has sustained itself for billions of year, even before us.
What is the following in scientific notation: 12,300
1.23 x 10^4
What is an exhaustible resource?
A resource that never runs out or gets depleted
What is nonpoint source pollution?
pollutants that come from many different sources that it is hard to pinpoint which source it’s coming from.
When the goal for big businesses is to make a profit, how does that affect the environment?
When the goal is to make a profit, environmental costs are disregarded.
What are life-centered worldviews?
A life-centered worldview that says all species have value in fulfilling their particular role within the biosphere regardless of their potential or actual use to society. People with this views typically also believe that society has the responsibility to avoid the extinction of any species through having positive human impacts.
Convert the following, how many kilograms equals 78 grams? (Grams- 10^0 and Kilograms- 10^3)
0.078
What are the 4 categories of ecosystem services?
1. Provisioning
2. Regulating
3. Cultural
4. Supporting
What are the 3 factors of our impact (i)?
Population, Affluence, and Technology
Due to our increasing population, is it possible to only use natural resources for all of us to live on? Why?
Yes, it will take a lot of money but we can will only on natural resources.
What does it mean to have an environmentally sustainable society?
protects natural capital and lives off its income.