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Scientific Method
Test Description: Applications in environmental science
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is environmental science?
A
the study of how humans affect the environment
B
the study of how the environment affects humans
C
the study of how the natural world works
D
all of these answers are correct
2) What is environmentalism?
A
studying interactions between humans and nature
B
developing solutions to environmental problems
C
a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world
3) What is an example of a renewable resource?
A
trees
B
coal
C
copper
D
petroleum
4) Which statement about science is true?
A
it assumes the natural world works according to predictable rules
B
all of these answers are correct
C
it explains the mysteries of the supernatural world
D
it only deals with things created by humans
5) Which step is usually at the beginning of a scientific investigation?
A
deciding how to correct a problem
B
calculating results from testing
C
making observations
D
gathering data
6) A scientist is conducting an experiment to see if adding fertilizer to plants increases growth. She adds fertilizer to one field and adds nothing to another field. After a month he measures plant growth in each field. The plant growth represents
A
a dependent variable
B
a model
C
an independant variable
D
a prediction
7) A set of moral principles or values held by a person or a society is called
A
models
B
culture
C
ethics
D
justice
8) An idea that explains a phenomenon (like evolution) and has undergone significant testing to prove it makes accurate predictions in a wide range of situations can be accepted as a scientific
A
ethic
B
prediction
C
hypothesis
D
theory
9) In trying to see the damage caused by acid rain on concrete, a researcher subjects one slab to 30 days of acidic rain and another slab to 30 days of normal rain. The slab that receives the normal rain is considered
A
the experimental subject
B
the dependent variable
C
the independent variable
D
the control subject
10) Which statement about scientific thought is correct?
A
changes never occur
B
changes show science has the ability to self-correct and improve
C
changes are usually fast and drastic
D
changes show that people cannot rely on science
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