Environmental Science Chapter 2 Section 2

Pick the letter of the description that best matches the term or phrase.

physical model

• a. a flow chart

• b. includes maps and charts

• c. three-dimensional representation you can touch

• d. equation representing how a process works

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graphical model

• a. a flow chart

• b. includes maps and charts

• c. three-dimensional representation you can touch

• d. equation representing how a process works

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mathematical model

• a. a flow chart

• b. includes maps and charts

• c. three-dimensional representation you can touch

• d. equation representing how a process works

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conceptual model

• a. a flow chart

• b. includes maps and charts

• c. three-dimensional representation you can touch

• d. equation representing how a process works

Scientists use statistics to

• a. graph data.

• b. analyze data.

• c. communicate ideas to each other.

• d. All of the above

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To get an accurate result, a sample size must be

• a. small enough to give an accurate estimate for two or more populations.

• b. large enough to give an accurate estimate for a whole population.

• c. equal to the mean.

• d. greater than the mean.

When studying a system, a conceptual model can help scientists understand

• a. what components a system contains.

• b. how the system components affect each other.

• c. Both (a) and (b)

• d. None of the above

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Which model is particularly useful in scientific cases with many variables?

• a. physical

• b. graphical

• c. conceptual

• d. mathematical

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Risk is

• a. the collection of numerical data.

• b. the probability that something wanted will happen.

• c. the probability that something unwanted will happen.

• d. a group of similar things of interest to a scientist.

The classification and collection of data that are in the form of numbers is called

• a. statistics.

• b. probability.

• c. distribution.

• d. mean.