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Question 1

incorporates info & ideas from multiple disciplines

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interdisciplinary field

Question 2

variety of substances & energy sources that we take from the environment & use

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natural resources

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can be replenished over time (sun, wind, soil, wood)

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renewable natural resources

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infinite supply & will run out (minerals, oil)

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nonrenewable natural resources

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environment’s natural processes that provide us with resources to support life

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ecosystem services

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social movement based on political & ethical views of environment

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environmentalism

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preservationist

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John Muir

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believe that an environment should be maintained in its pristine form & its resources shouldn’t be harvested for human use

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preservationist

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Muir created…

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The Sierra Club

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the environment & its resources should be used by humans & managed in a responsible manner

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conservation

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natural resources will be used in a manner that will meet present-day needs without jeopardizing the supply of the resource for future generations

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sustainable

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when all the trees are removed at the same time

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clear-cut

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lands & their natural resources should not be consumed by humans & should instead be maintained in their pristine form

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preservation

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valuable in itself simply by existing

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intrinsic value

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forests that are re-growing after a disturbance

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secondary growth forests

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process of asking questions, making observations, & developing experiments to investigate & learn more about a specific topic

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science

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info gathered about the problem through observations & experiments

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scientific assessment

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investigate potential harm to human health or the environment as a result of the specific problem or management options

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environmental risk assessment

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citizens are informed about environmental problem & presented with potential solutions & risks associated with the problem

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public engagement

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risks associated with each possible solution are weighed against each other by politicians & a legal decision is made about how to handle the environmental problem

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political action

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the environmental problem & location are monitored after the solution is implemented

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long-term environmental management

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structured technique used to test ideas & potential answers to scientific questions

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scientific method

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proposed explanation that aims to answer the question formulated- must be testable through experimentation

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hypothesis

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activity designed to gather data that will be used to support or reject the hypothesis

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experiment

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specific factors that can be manipulated

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variables

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factor that the scientist alters

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independent variable

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factor that is being measured

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dependent variable

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control of how each variable influences the experiment

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controlled experiment

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analyzing the data & making conclusions about the hypothesis

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interpret the results

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other scientists comment on & approve proposed manuscripts

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peer reviewed