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What step in a simple environmental decision-making model are you taking when you consider whether or not people will benefit financially from setting aside land as a national park?
a) exploring consequences
b) making a decision
c) gathering information
d) None of the above

Curiosity and imagination are important in science because they are
a) models that represent objects and systems in the environment.
b) skills needed to organize and analyze data.
c) abilities in scientists that help expand our knowledge.
d) None of the above

A model of a dinosaur is an example of a _____ model.
a) graphical
b) conceptual
c) mathematical
d) physical

The chance that an earthquake will occur in your town during the next year is an example of
a) distribution
b) risk
c) skepticism
d) correlation

The experimental method includes which of the following steps?
a) remaining skeptical, organizing data, and analyzing data
b) drawing conclusions, being open to new ideas, and communicating results
c) observing, hypothesizing, predicting, experimenting, and communicating results
d) being curious, imagining, being able to see patterns, observing, and predicting

Scientists use statistics to
a) graph data.
b) analyze data.
c) communicate ideas to each other.
d) All of the above

The group that does not receive the experimental treatment in an experiment is the
a) control group.
b) experimental group.
c) data
d) variable

In a scientific investigation, it is important that the number of objects or events being sampled be
a) large enough to give an accurate estimate for the whole population.
b) equal to the total statistical population.
c) equal to the mean number of objects or events not sampled.
d) a guess of how likely an unwanted outcome will occur.

Equations used to represent how a scientific process works are called _________________________ models.
a) mathematical
b) physical
c) conceptual
d) graphical

The probability of an outcome that is unwanted occurring is called ____________________.
a) statistic
b) risk
c) consequence
d) data

An example of a(n) ____________________ model is a flow chart showing how water moves between the atmosphere and Earth’s surface.
a) graphical
b) conceptual
c) physical
d) mathematical

Information known as a(n) ____________________ is gathered by using the senses.
a) observation
b) data
c) value
d) curiosity

Good scientists demonstrate the habit of mind called ____________________ when they do not believe everything they are told.
a) skepticism
b) curiosity
c) imagination
d) being open to new ideas

The _________________________ is the group that does not receive the experimental treatment in an experiment.
a) experimental group
b) control group
c) variable
d) prediction

The first step in the decision-making model is to _________________________.
a) gather information
b) drawing a conclusion
c) exploring consequences
d) consider values

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