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What is an independent variable?
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An independent variable is the part of the experiment that is manipulated to produce an expected outcome.
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value that changes
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What is the dependent variable?
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The dependent variable is the result of the change in the experiment.
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The expected outcome.
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What is the control?
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The control is the part of the experiment where the outcome is known in advance.
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It is used to understand the result or dependent variable of an experiment.
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What is environmental science?
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Environmental science is an applied science that combines many different sciences to solve environmental problems.
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a combination
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What is ecology?
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Ecology is the study of how living things are related to each other - how they interact and how they depend on each other.
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involes living things
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What is pure science?
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Pure science seeks to answer questions about how the natural world works.
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questions
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What is applied science?
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Applied science uses the information provided by pure science to solve problems.
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solutions
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What is population crisis?
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Population crisis is when the number of people is growing too quickly for the earth to support.
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What is consumption crisis?
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Consumption crisis is when people are using up, wasting, or polluting natural resources faster than they can be renewed, replaced, or recycled.
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What is the observation of an experiment?
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The observation asks the question that you want to find the answer to.
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What is the hypothesis of an experiment?
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The hypothesis is the educated guess or prediction. It must always be in an "if/then" format.
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What is the experiment?
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The experiment is the test of the hypothesis to determine if it is true or false.
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What are the values that affect environmental decision making?
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They are -
* aesthetic - what is beautiful or pleasing * economic - gain or loss of money or jobs * environmental - protection of natural resources * educational - accumulation and use of knowledge * ethical/moral - what is right or wrong * health - maintenance of human health and prevention of sickness or disability * recreational - providing for human leisure activities * scientific - knowledge gained by scientific research * social/cultural - maintaining human communities and respecting their values and traditions |
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What does a pie chart do?
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A pie chart depicts percentages and the number of different things.
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What does a bar graph do?
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A bar graph compares two or more things.
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What does a line graph do?
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A line graph represents the change over time or when there is an independent or dependent variable.
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What are the rules for constructing graphs?
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The rules for constructing graphs are 3 from the bottom, 3 from the sides, and 4 from the top. There must be a title and labels.
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What is the decision-making process?
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The decision-making process is to gather information, consider the values, explore the consequences, and then make a decision.
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What is the scientific method?
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The scientific method is observing, hypothesizing and predicting, experimenting, organizing and interpreting data, using graphics and sharing information, and communicating results.
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