Sp2018 EnvSci Unit 1 (part 1)

The study of the impact of humans on the environment.

• Environmental Science
• Ecology
• Natural Resources
• Agriculture

The study of how living things interact with each other and with their non-living.

• Environmental Science
• Ecology
• Natural Resources
• Agriculture

Materials found in nature and used by humans.

• Environmental Science
• Ecology
• Natural Resources
• Agriculture

The practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals used for our basic needs.

• Environmental Science
• Ecology
• Natural Resources
• Agriculture

A substance in the environment that has a harmful or poisonous effect.

• Biodiversity
• Pollution
• Ecological footprint
• Sustainability

The number, variety, and the genetic variation of organisms that live in an area.

• Biodiversity
• Pollution
• Ecological footprint
• Sustainability

The impact of a person on the environment, shown as the amount of land required to continue their use of natural resources.

• Biodiversity
• Pollution
• Ecological footprint
• Sustainability

The condition in which human needs are met in a way that a human population can survive indefinitely.

• Biodiversity
• Pollution
• Ecological footprint
• Sustainability

Scientific Method:  A testable idea or explanation.  Your prediction of what will happen in an experiment.

• Hypothesis
• Experiment
• Variable
• Observation

Scientific Method:  Any item or part of the experiment that can be controlled or changed?

• Hypothesis
• Experiment
• Variable
• Observation