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1 Sample Study online at quizlet.com/_3qa62 1. controlled study a study in which only one factor is manipulated, or changed 2. data information collected using scientific methods 3. dependent the variable that changes in response to variable the conditions set in an experiment 4. ecological the environmental impact of an footprint individual or population in terms of the total amount of land and water required to provide the raw materials the individual or population consumes and to dispose of or recycle the waste the individual or population produces 5. environment all of the living and nonliving things with which an organism interacts 6. environmental ethics 7. environmental science the application of ethical standards to relationships between humans and their environment the study of how the natural world works, how the environment affects humans, and how humans affect the environment 8. environmentalism a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world-and by extension, people-from the harmful changes produced by humans 9. ethics the branch of philosophy that involves the study of good and bad and of right and wrong 10. fossil fuel a carbon-containing fuel formed over millions of years from the remains of living things 11. hypothesis a testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question 12. independent variable Pearson: Introduction to Environmental Science-Chapter 1 a variable that is manipulated, or changed, in an experiment 13. natural resource any of the natural materials and energy sources provided by nature that humans need to survive 18. sustainable able to meet the current demand for a resource without depleting the future supply 19. theory a well- tested explanation of observations and experimental findings 14. nonrenewable a resource that is formed much more natural resources slowly than it is used Batch PDF Merger 15. peer review the formal process of submitting research for examination by the scientific community 16. prediction a statement of what a scientist expects to observe if a hypothesis is true 17. renewable natural a resource that is replenished, or resources renewed over short periods of time

2 NAME DATE PD Chapter 1: An Introduction to Environmental Science: Power Point Notes Lesson 1.1 Our Island, Earth 1. Ozone is 2. What were rapidly destroying the ozone layer? 3. What year is the ozone hole expected to close? 4. Humans and all species on earth rely on a healthy planet for: 5. Environmental Science is 6. The environment includes 7. What is the first step in understanding environmental problems? 8. is the objective, unbiased pursuit of knowledge about the workings of the environment and our interactions with it while is a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural worl

3 9. Renewable resources Examples: 10. Nonrenewable resources Examples: 11. Tremendous and rapid human population growth is attributed to: 12. By how many people does the human population grow every day? 13. Ecological Footprints are the total amount of land and water required to: 14. The average American s ecological footprint is times greater than the global average. 15. What happens when resources are shared by everyone (aka Tragedy of the Commons) Lesson 1.2 The Nature of Science 16. Science in Latin means 17. Science is an organized way of studying the natural world, and the gained from such studies. 2

4 18. Science assumes that the natural world functions with that do not. 19. Science does NOT deal with the. 20. Science relies on evidence from and. 21. Scientific ideas are NOT proven. 22. Scientific ideas are accepted NOT. 23. Science involves: e. 24. Science follows many different. 25. Observations can happen unexpectedly or be planned and can be made with: 26. Observations lead to. 27. Scientists attempt to answer questions by devising, a testable ide 28. Hypotheses generate. 29. Scientists test by gathering in the form of. Lesson 1.3 The Community of Science 30. In order for scientific research to have an impact, what must happen? 3

5 31. What happens during a peer review? 32. Hypotheses should be tested and in before they are accepte 33. Science constantly and itself. Example: 34. A theory 35. Ethics is the study of 36. Culture is the ensemble of Shared by a group of people 37. is the perception of the world and a person s place in it. 4

6 38. Environmental ethics is Anthropocentrism- Biocentrism- Ecocentrism 39. The environmental justice movement: Recognizes Promotes 5

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