Environmental Studies Vocabulary Quiz Lessons 1/2

Information gathered from a study.

• data

• ethics

• peer review

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world.

• peer review

• ethics

• environmentalism

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The study of right and wrong.

• hypothesis

• ethics

• peer review

A broad explanation for a wide range of situations and observations.

• hypothesis

• data

• theory

All living and non-living things with which organisms interact.

• environment

• data

• natural resource

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A factor scientists manipulate in an experiment. Check all that apply.

• independent variable

• hypothesis

• data

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A material or energy source provided by nature that people need to survive.

• theory

• data

• natural resource

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The environmental effects of an individual or group in terms of resources used and waste produced.

• peer review

• ecological footprint

• hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon.

• hypothesis

• ethics

• theory

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A factor determined by the conditions set in an experiment.

• data

• dependent variable

• theory