Week 2 Vocab

Question 1

A law of economics that states that as the demand for a good or service increases, the value of the good or service also increases.

Answer 1

Law of Supply and Demand

Question 2

A calculation that shows the productive area of Earth needed to support one person in a particular country.

Answer 2

Ecological Footprint

Question 3

The condition in which human needs are met in such a way that a human population can survive indefinitely.

Answer 3

Sustainability

Question 4

The process of obtaining information by using the senses; the information obtained by using the senses.

Answer 4

Observation

Question 5

A testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation.

Answer 5

Hypothesis

Question 6

A statement made in advance that expresses the results that will be obtained from testing a hypothesis if the hypothesis is supported; the expected outcome if a hypothesis is accurate.

Answer 6

Prediction

Question 7

A procedure that is carried out under controlled conditions to discover, demonstrate, or test a fact, theory, or general truth.

Answer 7

Experiment

Question 8

A factor that changes in an experiment in order to test a hypothesis.

Answer 8

Variable

Question 9

In an experiment, a group that is identical to a control group except for one factor and that is compared with the control group.

Answer 9

Experimental Group

Question 10

In an experiment, a group that serves as a standard of comparison with another group to which the control group is identical except for one factor.

Answer 10

Control Group

Question 11

Any pieces of information acquired through observation or experimentation.

Answer 11

Data

Question 12

The linear dependence between two variables.

Answer 12

Correlations