Chapter 1 and the Scientific Method

Why is it important to have a control group in an experiment?

• Have something to compare it to

• It looks good in your research plan

• You have one more tested item

• Your teacher said so

What is a hypothesis?

• A research plan

• What you think will happen in the experiment

• A conclusion

• The stuff you research before the project

Place the following steps to the Scientific Method in order

• Make observations

• Write a conclusion

• Create a hypothesis

• Research the problem

• Plan the experiment

When the ​ ​ (a)   for an item goes up, but the ​ (b)   goes down, the cost will rise

• demand
• supply

What period came first?

• Digital age

• Industrial Revolution

• Hunter-Gatherers

• Agricultural Age

During what period did factories start to develop and the use of fossil fuels grew?

• Digital age

• Industrial Revolution

• Hunter-Gatherers

• Agricultural Age

The conflict between the short-term interests of individuals and the long-term welfare of society is called

• supply and demand

• Tragedy of the Commons

• Economic growth

• Sustainability

The number and variety of species living in an area is __________

• biodiversity

• species

• ecology

• Tragedy of the commons

Which of the following is NOT part of environmental science?

• Ecology

• Chemistry

• Biology

• Algebra

After writing the ​ (a)   for your experiment, you can then ​ (b)   your hypothesis to see the results. Then, you can write a ​ (c)   based on your finding.

• procedures
• test
• conclusion