ES Ch1 Test Review

The environment contains

• living things only.

• nonliving things only.

• both living and nonliving things.

• only artificial things.

Which of the following is ALWAYS a nonrenewable natural resource?

• wind

• fresh water

• oil

• soil

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

• controlled

• observed

• dependent

• independent

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

• prediction

• hypothesis

• theory

• experiment

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 only deals 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 situations and observations.

The variable a scientist manipulates in an experiment is called the

• controlled variable

• observation variable

• dependent variable

• independent variable

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

• coal

• sunlight

• timber

• plastin

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

• Environmentalism

• Environmental science

• Anthropocentrism

• Biocentrism

At the start of the _________ , about 10,000 years ago, humans began planting crops and domesticating animals.

• Industrial Revolution

• Colonial Revolution

• Agricultural Revolution

• Green Revolution