Chapter 1 Flashcards
(15 cards)
Ideally science
Is methodical amid logical
Environmental science is?
The systematic study of our environment and our place in it
The best definition of A hypothesis is an
Proposed explanation based on an observation
Of the following statements and questions, which is the best example of deductive reasoning
It’s all insects have six legs and butterflies have six legs
Generally, distinguish scientists
May have different interpretations of the same evidence
Proof in science is always
Open to question or new evidence
Utilitarian conservationists, including Gifford Pinchot and Theodore Roosevelt,supported forest conservation in order to provide
Homes, jobs, and recreation for people
Biocentric preservationists, first led by John Muir, advocates saving natural areas for their,
Beauty and wildlife habitat
Environmentalism stemming from publication of Rachel Connors silent Spring different from earlier North American conservation perspectives by
Placing more emphasis on population problems
Which of the following was a key to the recovery of a Apo island reef fish population
The establishment of a small Marine sanctuary
Compared to poor countries, which the following is not true of richer nations?
They have higher fertility
When testing a new drug to treat arthritis what method should be used to avoid bias in the data
Inductive reasoning
Proponents of substantial development argue that it
Development cannot proceed with minimal costs to the environment
Poverty is passed on from one generation to the next primarily through
The lack of available opportunities
In reading a claim by an astrophysicist scientist that ozone depletion is not an actual environmental problem, a critical thinker would
Look for evidence of the sources reliability
