vocab. for DSST Env.Sci. from Environmental Science by Karen Arms
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| aesthetic | relating to something that is beautiful or pleasing
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| applied science | study and activity that uses information provided by pure science to solve problems; examples are engineering and medicine
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| bar graph | a graph in which parallel bars are used to compare data
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| biosphere | the layer around the Earth in which life occurs naturally, extending from about 8 km above the Earth to the deepest part of the ocean, which is about 8 km deep
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| consumption crisis | situation in which natural resources are being used up, wasted, or polluted faster than they can be renewed, replaced, or cleaned up
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| control | constant factor used in an experiment to test a hypothesis
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| data | observed or gathered information from which conclusions can be drawn
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| developed countries | highly industrialized countries with high incomes and high standards of living
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| developing countries | less industrialized countries in which the average income and standard of living are low
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| ecology | the study of how living things interact with each other and with their nonliving environments
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| environment | the surroundings of an organism that affect its life and development
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| environmental science | study of how humans interact with the environment
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| experiment | activity designed to test a hypothesis under controlled conditions
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| hypothesis | a testable explanation for a specific problem or question, based on what has already been learned
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| line graph | graph in which data points are plotted and connected with lines to show relationships
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| natural resource | any natural substance that humans use, such as sunlight, soil, water, plants, and animals
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| nonrenewable resources | resources that can be used up faster than they can be replenished naturally, such as coal, oil, and natural gas
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| observation | use of our senses to report the characteristics of properties and phenomena
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| pollution | the contamination of the air, water, or soil
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| population crisis | situation in which the number of people grows so quickly that a region cannot support them
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| prediction | statement about what one expects will happen
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| pure science | study and activity that seek answers to questions about how the world works; examples are biology and physics
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| renewable resources | abundant natural resources that are continually produced, such as trees and sunlight
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| resource depletion | exhaustion of a natural resource, such as the extraction of oil from the Earth or the absence of nutrients from soil that has been overused
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| science | systematized knowledge derived from observation, study, and experimentation; also the activity of specialists to add to the body of this knowledge
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| scientiļ¬c methods | methods scientists use to answer questions; includes observing, hypothesizing and predicting, experimenting, organizing and interpreting, and reporting
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| sustainable world | world in which human populations can continue to exist indefinitely with a high standard of living and health
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| value | what a person considers important, as when making a decision
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| variable | changed or changing factor used to test a hypothesis in an experiment
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