Chapter 1

Question 1

Environmental Science is the study of…

Answer 1

how the natural world works, but focuses on how humans affect the environment and how the environment affects us.

Question 2

hypothesis

Answer 2

a statement that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question

Question 3

experiment

Answer 3

An activity designed to test the validity of a prediction or hypothesis

Question 4

variables

Answer 4

the changeable conditions that can be altered with an experience

Question 5

descriptive science

Answer 5

research in with scientists gather basic information organisms, materials, systems or processes

Question 6

hypothesis-driven science

Answer 6

research seeking answers about how and why things are the way they are in a targeted manner, using the classic scientific method

Question 7

The scientific method ________.

Answer 7

cannot prove a hypothesis to be true

Question 8

describe the practice of environmental science

Answer 8

integrative and interdisciplinary

Question 9

Natural resources are ________.

Answer 9

the substances and energy sources that we take from the environment

Question 10

Solutions to environmental problems ________.

Answer 10

should be designed with the goal of sustaining Earth’s natural capital

Question 11

Geothermal energy, wind energy, and solar radiation are all examples of ________.

Answer 11

renewable environmental resources

Question 12

Where did the idea of tectonics come from and how?

Answer 12

1911- Alfred Wegener cut apart a world map
and put the continents together as you
would puzzle pieces

Question 13

Four lines of evidence supporting tectonic theory

Answer 13

• continents fit together like a puzzle piece
• paleontology (land animals that couldn’t swim found on multiple continents)
• Rock matches (emeralds and diamonds that came from the same place are on different continents)
• continuous mountain ranges
• glacial deposits