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APES Test 1 (1)

APES Test 1

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Environment All the living and nonliving things around us
Environmental Science The study of natural processes that occur in the environment, how they affect humans and how humans can affect the natural processes
Replication Taking several sets of measurements during a scientific procedure in order to produce reliable results
Accuracy A description of how close a measurement is to the true value of the quantity measured
Ecosystem A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
Precision How close a series of measurements in a sample are to one another
Biotic Describes living factors in the environment
Anthropogenic Caused by or related to human action
Abiotic Nonliving physical features of the environment
Environmentalist A person who is involved in a social movement dedicated to protect the natural world
Sustainable Development Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
Ecosystem Services The benefits people obtain from ecosystems
Ecological Footprint The environmental impact of a person or population expressed in terms of LAND AREA required to provide all the resources that a person or population need to survive
Theory Widely accepted, well tested explanation that is supported by a large amount of data
Environmental Indicators Processes in the environment that provide information about the state of Earth
Scientific Method A technique for solving a problem
Control Group Group that is not exposed to the treatment, comparison for evaluating the effect of the treatment
Sustainability Concept of using Earth's resources in a way that they provide for people's needs in the present without diminishing Earth's ability to provide for future generations
Hypothesis Possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question; testable
Renewable Resources Natural resources that are replenished over short periods of time
Nonrenewable Resources Natural resources that are in finite supply, and once they are depleted, no more are available
Variables Conditions in an experiment that may change
Independent Variable The variable that gets changed/gets manipulated
Dependent Variable The variable that is changed based on the independent variable
Controlled Experiment An experiment in which the scientist tests only one variable
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