WorksheetsChapter 2 Assessment Review
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
One important scientific habit of mind, the ability to think of new ideas, is called ____________.
a)
imagination
b)
intellectual honesty
c)
curiosity
d)
skepticism
2.
Information that is gathered by using the senses is called _________________.
a)
observation
b)
prediction
c)
data
d)
experiment
3.
______________ is a testable explanation for an observation.
a)
experiment
b)
hypothesis
c)
data
d)
prediction
4.
_________ is a logical statement about what will happen next.
a)
observation
b)
experiment
c)
hypothesis
d)
prediction
5.
Information gathered in an experiment is called ________.
a)
prediction
b)
data
c)
experiment
d)
hypothesis
6.
The procedure used to test a hypothesis is called ____.
a)
experiment
b)
hypothesis
c)
prediction
d)
observation
7.
The group that does not receive the experimental treatment in an experiment is the ________.
a)
data
b)
control group
c)
variable
d)
experimental group
8.
Principles or standards we consider important are known as __________.
a)
morals
b)
values
c)
models
d)
data
9.
The decision-making model ___________________.
a)
is a conceptual model.
b)
provides a systematic process.
c)
helps you make decisions.
d)
all of the above.
10.
Which environmental decision-making model is in the correct order?
a)
Gather information. Consider values. Explore consequences. Make a decision.
b)
Explore consequences. Make a decision. Gather information. Consider values.
c)
Consider values. Explore consequences. Make a decision. Gather information.
d)
Make a decision. Gather information. Consider values. Explore consequences.
11.
Which step in the environmental decision-making model should include reading newspapers and listening to well-informed people on all sides of an issue?
a)
exploring consequences
b)
gathering information
c)
considering values
d)
evaluating all the information
12.
The protection of natural resources is an example of a(n) ______________________.
a)
environmental value
b)
social/cultural value
c)
educational value
d)
recreational value
13.
The maintenance of human conditions, their values, and their traditions is an example of a(n) ________.
a)
ethical/moral value
b)
educational value
c)
social/cultural value
d)
recreational value
14.
The accumulation or sharing of knowledge is an example of a(n) ______________.
a)
educational value
b)
ethical/moral value
c)
recreational value
d)
environmental value
15.
This term refers to the factor in an experiment that is tested or changed.
a)
experimental group
b)
control group
c)
independent variable
d)
dependent variable
16.
What displays trends of data or data in motion?
a)
graphs
b)
tables
c)
baby animal pictures
d)
verbal expressions
17.
The group that is tested on during an experiment is called the _________________.
a)
independent variable
b)
control group
c)
experimental group
d)
dependent variable
18.
When experiments are impossible or pose unethical predictions they are tested by looking at ________________.
a)
correlations
b)
maps
c)
curiosity
d)
YouTube
19.
What is a collection of data in the form of numbers?
a)
models
b)
statistics
c)
correlations
d)
history
20.
Groups of similar things being studied are collectively referred to as ______________.
a)
statistical populations
b)
average
c)
probability
d)
mean
21.
Groups of individuals or events selected to represent the population are called _____________.
a)
populations
b)
stats
c)
risks
d)
samples
22.
The probability of an unwanted outcome is ________.
a)
risk
b)
my grades
c)
gambling
d)
insurance
23.
Why are mathematical models important?
a)
They can be used to create useful digital images.
b)
They can represent how a system or process works.
c)
They are especially useful in situations with many variables.
d)
All of the above.
24.
The average mass of a wolf in a pack of wolves is an example of ________.
a)
sample size
b)
distribution
c)
mean
d)
statistical population
25.
A model of a dinosaur is an example of a _________ model.
a)
conceptual
b)
mathematical
c)
graphical
d)
physical
26.
The chance that an earthquake will occur in your town during the next year is an example of ______.
a)
risk
b)
skepticism
c)
correlation
d)
distribution
27.
Your county is considering buying land to form a nature preserve. On this land, an endangered species of mammal is known to breed. Which of the following is a possible positive long-term consequence of this decision?
a)
Environmental controls are made less strict outside the preserve area.
b)
The population of the endangered species increases.
c)
Habitat destruction is immediately slowed.
d)
Habitats outside the preserved area are damaged by over development.
28.
In a scientific investigation, it is important that the number of objects or events being sample be ____.
a)
large enough to give an accurate estimate for the whole population.
b)
equal to the mean number of objects or events not sampled.
c)
a guess of how likely an unwanted outcome will occur.
d)
equal to the total statistical population.
29.
A road map is an example of a _______
a)
mathematical model
b)
graphical model
c)
physical model
d)
conceptual model
30.
The differences observed between the control group and the experimental groups can help identify ______.
a)
cause-and-effect
b)
inverse-and-converse
c)
conditional
d)
unconditional
31.
When making environmental decisions, listing positive and negative long and short term consequences can help you to: ____.
a)
predict risks involved
b)
collect data for a graph
c)
make observations
d)
weigh your values
32.
A conceptual model represents a way of thinking about _______.
a)
data
b)
variables
c)
positions
d)
relationships
33.
Experiments are repeated in order to _____.
a)
confirm experimental results.
b)
consider a hypothesis supported
c)
improve the probability the results are accurate
d)
all of these
34.
When making a decision about whether or not to build a dam, you are considering an economic value when you ask which of the following questions?
a)
Will building the dam destroy natural resources?
b)
How many jobs will building the dam generate?
c)
Is it right to build a dam here?
d)
Will the dam provide new leisure activities?
35.
If the results of your experiment do not support your hypothesis, you should _______.
a)
publish your results anyway.
b)
consider the results abnormal and continue working.
c)
find a way to rationalize your results.
d)
try another method.
36.
Reading scientific reports is an example of ____.
a)
assessing risk.
b)
considering values.
c)
gathering information.
d)
exploring consequences.
37.
In a population, characteristics such as size will often be clustered around the ____.
a)
sample
b)
mean
c)
distribution
d)
collection
38.
To fully understand a complex environmental issue, you may need to consider ____.
a)
economics
b)
values
c)
scientific information
d)
all of the above
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