MID UNIT REVIEW

Mid- Unit 1 Test Review
revisión de prueba

​The study of living organisms, including their development, internal process, and evolution

​​Biology

​Study of earth's physical structure and substances, such as rocks, minerals, and erosion

​​Geology

​The study of elements and compunds, including atomic structure, molecules, and ions

Chemistry

​The study of living organisms and how they interact with each other and their environment

​​Ecology

Multiple Choice

Study of living things and how they interact with their environments

• oceanography

• seismology

• entomology

• geology

• ecology

Multiple Choice

Study of living things

• zoology

• ecology

• entomology

• biology

• astronomy

Multiple Choice

Study of properties of elements and compounds

• botany

• chemistry

• physics

• paleontology

• marine biology

Multiple Choice

Study of structure of the earth and its history

• physics

• seismology

• entomology

• chemistry

• geology

Governmental Organizations

EPA (Environmental Protection): Maintains and enforces environmental standards and laws
DOE (Department of Energy): Create and maintain policies regarding various energy sources
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration): focus on conditions of oceans, waterways, and the atmosphere
USGS (United States Geological Survey): Studies the landscape of the US, natural resources, and natural hazards

Organizaciones gubernamentales

EPA (Protección Ambiental): Mantiene y hace cumplir las normas y leyes ambientales.

DOE (Departamento de Energía): Crear y mantener políticas relacionadas con diversas fuentes de energía.

NOAA (Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica): se centra en las condiciones de los océanos, las vías navegables y la atmósfera

USGS (Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos): estudia el paisaje de EE. UU., los recursos naturales y los peligros naturales.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following government organizations is responsible for maintaining and enforcing environmental standards and laws? (¿Cuál de las siguientes organizaciones gubernamentales es responsable de mantener y hacer cumplir las leyes y estándares ambientales?)

• DOE

• NOOA

• EPA

• USGS

Multiple Select

Check all that apply in describing scientific knowledge and findings

• science is based on emotions

• scientific knowledge can be modified

• what we currently know can be falsified by other scientists with new knowledge

• Scientific experiments must be replicable

• Scientific ideas are testable

Multiple Choice

What is an inference? 

• Just a guess.
• A statement based off of your observations. 
• The same as an observation. 
• Examples of something. 

Multiple Choice

Which statement is an observation?

• That house is empty because there are no lights on. 
• Her hair is brown. 
• Her hair is brown because she dyed it. 
• Her hair has not been cut in two years. 

Multiple Choice

What is not an observation? 

• There are three oranges on the table. 
• The teacher's favorite fruit are peaches. 
• There are several types of fruit on the table.
• There is one green apple and one red apple on the table. 

Multiple Choice

Science attempts to uncover the truth in exact words.

• Accuracy

• Predictability

• Ethical Neutrality

• Reliability

• Precision

Multiple Choice

Scientist always try to measure things as closely as they can.

• Objectivity

• Verifiability

• Systematic Exploration

• Reliability

• Precision

Think "calidad"
Describe/Describir
ejemplo:
"My dogs are black

Qualitative

Think "cuantos"
Numbers/Numeros
ejemplo:
"I have 3 dogs"

Quantitative

Observations

Measured and Responds to manipulation

Responde a la manipulación

Dependent Variable

Manipulated by experimenter

Manipular

Independent Variable

Variables

Control

CONSTANT, HAS TO STAY THE SAME DURING THE ENTIRE EXPERIMENT

CONSTANTE, TIENE QUE PERMANECER IGUAL DURANTE TODO EL EXPERIMENTO

Multiple Choice

A testable prediction about a scientific investigation

• Question
• Observation
• Hypothesis
• Experiment

Multiple Choice

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what are the controlled/constant variables?

• Type of plant, amount of music, and sunlight
• Water, apple juice, milk
• Plant growth

Multiple Choice

This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist. 

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• data
• control group

Multiple Choice

There are 75 trees in the forest. 

• Qualitative 
• Quantitative

Multiple Choice

The flowers are green and blue. 

• Qualitative
• Quantitative 

Multiple Choice

The clouds are grey and ground is wet. 

• Qualitative
• Quantitative

Multiple Choice

There are 54 players on the Carolina Panthers football team. 

• qualitative 
• quantitative