Summer assignment test

Question 1

zoonotic diseases

Answer 1

infections that are spread between people and animals.

Question 2

environment

Answer 2

the sum of all the conditions surround us that influence life

Question 3

environmental science

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the field of study that looks at interactions among human systems and those round in nature

Question 4

System human example

Answer 4

covid-19

Question 5

system natural example

Answer 5

weather

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ecosystem

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a particular location on earth with interacting biotic(living) or abiotic(non-living) components

Question 7

biotic components exs

Answer 7

plants mammals

Question 8

abiotic componets

Answer 8

water soil

Question 9

environmentalism

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social movement

Question 10

environmental science

Answer 10

field of study

Question 11

scientific method

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an objective way to explore the natural world, draw inferences from it, and predict the outcome of certain events, process

Question 12

hypothesis

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a testable conjuncture about how something works

Question 13

Variables

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any categories, conditions, factors, or traits, that differ in the natural world or in experimental situations

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independent variable

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a variable that is not dependent on other factors that you are trying to study

Question 15

dependent variable

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a variable that is dependent on other factors that you are measuring

Question 16

null hypotheses

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a prediction that there is no difference between the groups or conditions that are being compared

Question 17

control group

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a group that experiences exactly the same conditions as the experimental group, except for the single variable under study

Question 18

natural experiment

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a natural event occurs that acts as an experimental treatment in an ecosystem

Question 19

replication

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repeated sets of measurements of what is believed to be the same sample

Question 20

sample size

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the number of times a measurement is repeated in data collection

Question 21

accuracy

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refers to how close a measured value is to the actua; or true value

Question 22

precision

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how close the repeated measurements of a sample are to one another

Question 23

uncertainty

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an estimate of how much a measured or calculated value differs from a true value

Question 24

theory

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a hypotheses which has been tested repeatedly and confirmed with multiple groups or researchers and has reached wide acceptance

Question 25

natural law

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a theory to which there are no known exceptions and has withstood rigourous testing

Question 26

first law of thermodynamics

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a theory with no known exception that states that energy is neither created nor destroyed but it can change from one another ex. melting ice

Question 27

second law of therodynamics

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a theory with no known exception that states that when energy is transformed the quantity of energy remains the same, but its ability to do work diminishes ex. full tank of gas

Question 28

Why have zoonotic disease increased?

Answer 28

the human population has vastly grown and we have more contact with animals that carry zoonotic diseases

Question 29

How did covid affect the environment

Answer 29

birth and death rates and life expectancy

Question 30

How have humans negatively impacted the environment

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changed the land from it's natural state and changed the chemistry of the air,water, and soil hunting

Question 31

How have humans positively impacted the environment

Answer 31

human efforts to expand panda habitats

Question 32

Big idea 1 Energy transfer ex

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waste and pollution

Question 33

big idea 2 interactions between earth systems ex

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carbon cycles and human activity has increased carbon levels

Question 34

big idea 3 interactions between species and environment ex

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agriculture and fossil fuels

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big idea 4 Sustainability ex

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reusing things/upcycling and wise use of resources

Question 36

sustainability

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being able to do something now without jeopardizing the ability of future generations to engage in similar activities