U1 Intro to Environmental Science Review

All the biotic and abiotic things with which organisms interact is called ___.

• an environment

• environmental science

• environmentalism

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The difference between environmental science and environmentalism is ___.

• environmental science studies how the natural world works.

• environmentalism studies how the natural world works

• environmental science is a social movement to protect the natural world

• environmentalism is unbiased

Environmental science is the study of ___.

• how the natural world works

• how the environment affects humans

• how humans affect the environment

• all of these choices

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True or false: environmentalism is a social movement dedicated to understanding how the natural world works.

• True

• False- it is a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world from harmful changes due to human activity

• False- it is a social movement dedicated to studying how the environment affects humanity

• False- it is a social movement dedicated to studying how humanity affects the environment

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A testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon is a(n) ___.

• hypothesis

• theory

• law

• variable

The one part of an experiment that is changed by the scientist is called a ___ variable.

• independent

• dependent

• control

• constant

The ___ variable is the result of an experiment, and is measured by the scientist.

• independent

• dependent

• control

• constant

True or false: the control group is the part of the experiment used for a base of comparison.

• True

• False- the experimental group is the part of the experiment used for a base of comparison

A system of well-tested hypotheses intended to explain the natural world is called a ___.

• theory

• law

• environmental science

• environmentalism

Science must assume that ___.

• natural laws will remain unchanged

• some things are exempt from the laws of nature

• some things respond differently to the laws of nature

• things that cannot be explained are supernatural

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