GHY 1012 Midterm 1 Guide With
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Science - ANSWER An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence
about the natural world.
Scientific Method - ANSWER A series of steps followed to solve problems
including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis,
and stating conclusions.
Hypothesis - ANSWER A testable prediction, often implied by a theory
control group - ANSWER the group that does not receive the experimental
treatment.
treatment group - ANSWER the group that receives the treatment
Precision - ANSWER a measure of how close a series of measurements are to
one another
Bias - ANSWER A particular preference or point of view that is personal,
rather than scientific.
Correlation - ANSWER A measure of the extent to which two factors vary
together, and thus of how well either factor predicts the other.
System Thinking - ANSWER a way of monitoring the entire system by
viewing multiple inputs being processed or transformed to produce outputs
while continuously gathering feedback on each part
Micro - ANSWER small ecosystem such as a pond or puddle
, Messo - ANSWER Medium Scale ecosystem such as forest or large lake
Biome - ANSWER A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and
typical organisms
What Are the 7 main types of ecosystems? - ANSWER forest, desert, rain
forest, grassland, tundra, savanna and mountain
Biosphere - ANSWER part of Earth in which life exists including land, water,
and air or atmosphere
What are the 5 types of Biosphere? - ANSWER tundra, grassland, forests,
deserts, and aquatic biomes.
Sustainability - ANSWER The ability to keep in existence or maintain. A
sustainable ecosystem is one that can be maintained
Global Change of the Biosphere - ANSWER a global ecosystem composed of
living organisms (biota) and the abiotic (nonliving) factors from which they
derive energy and nutrients, and how they are affected.
Elinor Ostrom - ANSWER Professor who showed that many commonly held
resources can be managed effectively at the community level or by user
institutions; self regulation by resource users can prevent the tragedy of the
commons.
Earth's structure - ANSWER crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
tectonic plates - ANSWER Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to
convection currents.
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Science - ANSWER An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence
about the natural world.
Scientific Method - ANSWER A series of steps followed to solve problems
including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis,
and stating conclusions.
Hypothesis - ANSWER A testable prediction, often implied by a theory
control group - ANSWER the group that does not receive the experimental
treatment.
treatment group - ANSWER the group that receives the treatment
Precision - ANSWER a measure of how close a series of measurements are to
one another
Bias - ANSWER A particular preference or point of view that is personal,
rather than scientific.
Correlation - ANSWER A measure of the extent to which two factors vary
together, and thus of how well either factor predicts the other.
System Thinking - ANSWER a way of monitoring the entire system by
viewing multiple inputs being processed or transformed to produce outputs
while continuously gathering feedback on each part
Micro - ANSWER small ecosystem such as a pond or puddle
, Messo - ANSWER Medium Scale ecosystem such as forest or large lake
Biome - ANSWER A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and
typical organisms
What Are the 7 main types of ecosystems? - ANSWER forest, desert, rain
forest, grassland, tundra, savanna and mountain
Biosphere - ANSWER part of Earth in which life exists including land, water,
and air or atmosphere
What are the 5 types of Biosphere? - ANSWER tundra, grassland, forests,
deserts, and aquatic biomes.
Sustainability - ANSWER The ability to keep in existence or maintain. A
sustainable ecosystem is one that can be maintained
Global Change of the Biosphere - ANSWER a global ecosystem composed of
living organisms (biota) and the abiotic (nonliving) factors from which they
derive energy and nutrients, and how they are affected.
Elinor Ostrom - ANSWER Professor who showed that many commonly held
resources can be managed effectively at the community level or by user
institutions; self regulation by resource users can prevent the tragedy of the
commons.
Earth's structure - ANSWER crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
tectonic plates - ANSWER Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to
convection currents.
