Withgott ES Chpater 1

The environment contains

• living things only

• nonliving things only

• both living and nonliving things

• only artificial things

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is NOT an example of a natural resource?

• coal

• sunlight

• timber

• plastic

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Which of the following is ALWAYS a nonrenewable natural resource?

• wind

• fresh water

• oil

• soil

"A testable idea that attempts to explain phenomenon or answer a scientific question" is the definition of a(n)

• prediction

• hypothesis

• theory

• experiment

Which of the following phrases best describes when predicted results do NOT match actual results.

• supports hypothesis

• proves hypothesis

• refutes hypothesis

• disproves hypothesis

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Experiments or observational studies in which only one variable is manipulated are described as

• controlled

• observed

• dependent

• independent

The branch of philosophy that deals with good, bad, right, and wrong is called

• logic

• ethics

• science

• culture

Which of the following is the primary difference between a theory and a hypothesis?

• a theory deals only with the natural world, a hypothesis does not

• a theory is tested, a hypothesis is not

• a theory is not tested, a hypothesis is

• a theory is broader than a hypothesis, dealing with a wider range of tested situations and observations

The variable a scientist manipulates in an experiment is called the

• controlled variable

• observation variable

• dependent variable

• independent variable

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Environmentalism is the study of how the natural world works, how our environment affects us and how we affect our environment.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5