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The ____________ includes all living and nonliving
things with which organisms interact.
ecosystem
environment
ocean
land
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______________ __________ is the study of how the natural world works, how our environment affects us, and how we affect our environment.
Earth Science
Biological Science
Environmental Science
Physical Science
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______________ is a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world and by extension people from undesirable changes brought about by human actions.
Environmentalism
Geology
Environmental Science
Justice
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is a natural resource?Resources we get from our houseResources we get from peopleResources we get from nature
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Energy sources that are not easily replenished are called...renewable resourcesnonrenewable resources - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Renewable resourcescan be replenished.cannot be replenished.are limited.are fossil fuels.
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A resource is considered to be ___________ if it can continue at the same rate into the foreseeable future.
fuel
recycled
nonrenewable
sustainable
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Nonrenewable energy resources
fossil fuels
wind
solar
soil
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An ecologic footprint is expressed in terms of
the amount of goods and services produced by a person, business, city, nation, etc.
the amount of land needed to provide the resources used by a person, business, city, nation, etc.
the amount of physical space a person, business, city, nation, etc. occupies.
the amount of resources a person, business, city, nation, etc. puts back into the environment.
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A hypothesis is _________
testable idea
guess
the right answer
difficult
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A __________ is a specific statement about what we would expect to obsierve if the hypotheses are true.
answer
guess
prediction
model
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What is an Independent Variable?
It is what "I" change in the experiment.
It is what is measured or observed
It is something that stays the same.
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What is a dependent variable?
It is what "I" change.
It is what is measured or observed
It is what stays the same.
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_________ _________ are where all variables are controlled except one which allows the scientist to be more confident in differences observed were caused by the factor they are studying.
Many hypotheses
Controlled studies
Observational studies
Interpreting data
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Information from a study is called _________
Conclusions
Answers
Predictions
Data
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The _____ _______ process is a formal way for a researcher to get comments and feedback from others in the scientific community.
blind audition
peer review
scientific method
lab experiment
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A broader explanation for scientific observations that is accepted by the scientific community
Theory
Law
Answer
Replication
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A branch of philosophy tat involves the study of behavior: good/ bad, right/ wrong.
Justice
Ethics
Culture
Beliefs
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The application of ethical standards to relationships between humans and their environment is known as _________.
Culture
Philosophy
Justice
Environmental ethics