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exam 1- intro to env sci Flashcards

1
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What is a hypothesis?

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A question based on observation that is testable and falsifiable.

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What is a scientific theory?

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The process of testing a hypothesis

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What is the order of the scientific method?

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Observation/question, previous knowledge, hypothesis, test, conclusion, discussion

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What separates a scientific hypothesis from a philosophical statement?

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A hypothesis is testable and falsifiable

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What is the order of the sections in a scientific paper?

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Introduction, methods, results and discussion

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What separates scientific writing from other writing styles?

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It describes an experiment or it answers a question

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How should a scientific presentation on an experiment be organized?

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ImRAD

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How much text should you put per slide?

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Enough to convey the message

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How do you handle audience questions?

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What are some good practices for design?

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What are Newton’s Laws?

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What is potential energy?

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What is kinetic energy?

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What are the laws of thermodynamics?

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What is heat and how is it transferred?

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What is work?

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17
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What is torque?

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What is electricity?

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What is light?

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20
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What did Einstein discover?

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21
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What are the subatomic particles?

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22
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What are the different types of chemical bonds?

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23
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How is water unique in chemistry?

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24
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What is density?

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25
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What is thermal expansion?

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26
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What is cell theory?

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27
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What is life?

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28
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What is the difference between prokaryote and eukaryote?

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29
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How and when did environmental awareness start in the US?

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30
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Who is Rachel Carson?

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31
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What is the environmentalist’s paradox and how was it tested?

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32
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What is an ecosystem?

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33
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What is an ecosystem service?

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34
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What is the background on climate change?

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35
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what are the types of ecology?

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36
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How do we quantify the transfer of energy and carbon through the ecosystem?

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37
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What is species?

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38
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What is Community?

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39
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What is ecosystem?

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40
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What is ecotone?

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41
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What is landscape?

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42
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What is biome/

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43
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What is biosphere?

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44
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What is a habitat vs a niche

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45
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What are the zones of tolerance?

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46
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what is the law of limiting factors?

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47
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What are the spheres of the earth?

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48
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What is carbon?

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49
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What is nitrogen?

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50
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What is phosphate?

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51
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What is sulfate?

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