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Chapter 1 Vocab

Environmental Science

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Environment all the living and nonliving things with which an organism interacts
Environmental Science the study of how the natural world works, how the environment affects humans, and how humans affect the environment
Environmentalism a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world-and by extension, people-from the harmful changes produced by human activities
natural resource any of the natural materials and energy sources provided by nature that humans need to survive
renewable natural resource a resource that is replenished, or renewed over short periods of time
nonrenewable natural resource a resource that is formed much more slowly than it is used
sustainable able to meet the current demand for a resource without depleting the future supply
fossil fuel a carbon-containing fuel formed over millions of years from the remains of living things
ecological footprint the environmental impact of an individual or population in terms of the total amount of land and water required
hypothesis a testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question
prediction a statement of what a scientist expects to observe if a hypothesis is true
independent variable the variable that is manipulated, or changes, in an experiment
dependent variable the variable that changes in response to the conditions set in an experiment
controlled study a study in which only one factor is manipulated, or changed
data information collected using scientific methods
peer review a formal process of submitting research for examination by the scientific community
theory a well-tested explanation of observations and experimental findings
ethics a branch of philosophy that involves the study of good and bad, and right and wrong
environmental ethics the application of ethical standards to relationships between humans and their environment
anthropocentrism a human-centered view of our relationship with the environment--placing the highest value on humans and human welfare
biocentrism gives value to all living things--non-human life has ethical standing
ecocentrism judges the actions in terms of their benefit or harm to the integrity of whole ecological systems, which consists of living and nonliving elements and the relationships among them
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