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Environmental Science is a

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Systematic approach learning about the environment

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Most Environmental problems result from

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complex, interrelated problems

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Ideally, Science

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is methodical and logical

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The best definition of a hypothesis is a(n)

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proposed explanation based on observation

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Biocentric Preservations, first led by John Muir, advocate saving natural areas for their

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beauty and wildlife habitat

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Environmentalism stemming from the publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring differed from earlier North American conservation presepectives by

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placing more emphasis on pollution problems

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The point of critical thinking is to learn to

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weigh all the evidence and draw your own conclusions

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Proponents of sustainable development argue that

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development can proceed with minimal costs to the environment

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Random samples are used

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to eliminate bias from a study

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What would be considered to be an area in environmental science where we are seeing progress towards sustainability

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renewable energy