Environmental Science 1.1-1.18

Match the following fields of study with the correct description

• geology

• Study of earth’s physical structure and substances, such as rocks, minerals, and erosion

• biology

• The study of living organisms, including their development, internal process, and evolution

• ecology

• The study of living organisms and how they interact with each other and their environment

• chemistry

• The study of elements and compounds, including atomic structure, molecules, and ions

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which of the following government organizations is responsible for maintaining and enforcing environmental standards and laws?

• DOE – Department of Energy

• NOOA – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• EPA – Environmental Protection Agency

• USGS – United States Geological Survey

Which of the following are characteristics of science?

• political views

• Knowledge gained to explain the natural world

• absolute facts

• philisophical and religious ideas

• Ideas supported by measurable evidence

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Match the following

• Duck

• Donald

• Observation

• I think james is the tallest person in the school

• Inference

• James is 5 foot 9 inches

Match the following

• Bieber

• Justin

• Observation

• The caterpillar measured 3.7 centimeters long

• Inference

• It will probably take 20 minutes to get to the resturant

Match the following

• Qualitative

• Meryl

• Streep

• The willow tree was 10.5 meters tall

• Quantitative

• the pine tree was taller than the maple tree

An archer is shooting arrows at a target. Which of the following demonstrates low precision but high accuracy?

• Consistently hits somewhere on the target but not the bullseye

• Consistently hits around the bullseye

• Consistently hits the upper left corner with all arrows

• Misses the target repeatedly with no specific consistency

Sebastian buys 5 bags of candy. On the package, it says that each bag contains 100 pieces of candy. He notices that none of the bags have 100 pieces of candy; instead, they all have either 97 or 98. Which of the following best describes the bags of candy?

• Neither accurate nor precise

• Both accurate and precise

• Precise, but not accurate

• Accurate, but not precise

Which of the following is the variable that is measured?

• Controlled variable

• Independent variable

• Dependent variable

Which of the following is the variable that is manipulated by the scientist during the experiment?

• Controlled variable

• Independent variable

• Dependent variable