Chapter 1 Flashcards
1
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The environment contains
A
Both living and nonliving
2
Q
What is NOT a natural resource
A
Plastic
3
Q
What is ALWAYS a nonrenewable resource
A
soil
4
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A testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question
A
hypothesis
5
Q
Experiments in which only one variable is manipulated is described as
A
controlled
6
Q
the branch of philosophy that deals with good bad right and wrong is called
A
ethics
7
Q
which of the following is the primary difference between a theory and a hypothesis
A
a theory is broader than a hypothesis dealing with a wider range of situations and observations
8
Q
the variable a scientist manipulates in an experiment is called
A
independent variable
