Chapter 1 Vocab

2. a resource that is replenished, or renewed over short periods of time
5. a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world—and by extension, people—from the harmful changes produced by human activities
6. a study in which only one factor is manipulated, or changed
8. the variable that is manipulated, or changed, in an experiment
12. a testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question
16. the variable that changes in response to the conditions set in an experiment
17. all the living and nonliving things with which an organism interacts
18. Science- the study of how the natural world works, how the environment affects humans, and how the humans affect the environment
19. any of the natural materials and energy sources provided by nature that humans need to survive

1. a carbon-containing fuel formed over millions of years from the remains of living things
3. the application of ethical standards to relationships between humans and their environment
4. the environmental impact of an individual or population in terms of the total amount of land and water required (1) to provide the raw materials the individual or population consumes and (2) to dispose of or recycle the waste the individual or population produces
7. a well-tested explanation of observations and experimental findings
9. the branch of philosophy that involves the study of good and bad, and of right and wrong
10. information collected using scientific methods
11. a statement of what a scientist expects to observe if a hypothesis is true
13. able to meet the current demand for a resource without depleting the future supply
14. a resource that is formed much more slowly than it is used
15. the formal process of submitting research for examination by the scientific community