Environmental Science, 1st Semester, Post Assessment Revie

When conducting experiments, scientists use ________ to help guide their processes.

• scientific theories
• scientific methods
• science manuals
• luck and telepathy

Most scientific studies and experiments use a standard system of units called ________.

• the International System
• the English System
• scientific notation
• meters

Which is a sequence of steps a scientist might use to conduct an investigation?

• analysis, test, question, conclude
• test, question, conclude, analysis
• question, test, analysis, conclude
• conclude, test, question, analysis

Identify the Earth system that is labeled B.

• atmosphere
• biosphere
• hydrosphere
• geosphere

The ________ includes organisms living on Earth and their environments.

• hydrosphere
• atmosphere
• biosphere
• lithosphere

A __________ studies groundwater and surface water.

• climatologist
• meteorologist
• geochemist
• hydrologist

This variable is exposed to the 'thing' (variable) you are testing.

• Experimental
• Control
• Hypothesis
• Scientific Law

This is a series of 5 steps scientists use to identify and answer questions.

• Scientific Law
• Scientific Theory
• Experiement
• Scientific Method

This is information collected through observation or experimentation.

• Qualitative
• Data
• Hypothesis
• Conclusion

After a scientific experiment has been conducted and data collected a scientist does this:

• make observations
• write a hypothesis
• draw conclusions
• collect data