PSSA Vocab part 2
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| fact | information that has been objectively verified
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| theory | organized knowledge to explain the nature or behavior of a specified set of phenomena.
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| hypothesis | an assertion subject to verification or proof as a premise from which a conclusion is drawn.
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| law | statement of experimental facts that has been tested many times and is accepted as true.
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| model | a description, analogy or a representation of something that helps us understand it better.
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| inquiry | a systematic process for using knowledge and skills to acquire and apply new knowledge.
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| patterns | repeated processes that are exhibited in a wide variety of ways.
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| regulation | a rule or order issued by a regulatory agency of a government and having the force of law.
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| closing the loop | a link in the circular chain of recycling events that promotes the use of products made with recycled material
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| non-renewable sources | substances (e.g., oil, gas, coal, copper, gold) that, once used, cannot be replaced in this geological age
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| renewable | a naturally occurring raw material or energy replenished through nature (e.g., the wind, water)
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| recycling | collecting and reprocessing a resource or product to make into new products
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| composting | the process of mixing decaying leaves, manure, and other nutritive matter to improve and fertilize soil
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| evolution | a process of change that explains why what we see today differs from what existed previously.
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| extinction | the complete elimination of a species from the Earth
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| endangered species | a species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range
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| equilibrium | the ability of an ecosystem to maintain stability among its biological resources (e.g., forest, fisheries, crops) so that there is a steady optimum yield
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| sustainability | ability to keep in existence or maintain. An ecosystem is one that can be maintained.
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| succession | the series of changes that occur in an ecosystem with the passing of time
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