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7100812507EnvironmentThe sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life.0
7100812508Environmental ScienceThe field of study that looks at interactions among human systems and those found in nature.1
7100812509SystemAny set of interacting components that influence one another by exchanging energy or materials.2
7100812510EcosystemA particular location on Earth distinguished by its mix of interacting biotic and abiotic components.3
7100812511BioticLiving.4
7100812512AbioticNonliving.5
7100812513EnvironmentalistA person who participates in environmentalism, a social movement that seeks to protect the environment through lobbying, activism, and education.6
7100812514Environmental StudiesThe field of study that includes environmental science, environmental policy, economics, literature, and ethics, among others.7
7100812515Ecosystem ServicesThe process by which natural environments provide life-supporting resources.8
7100812516Environmental IndicatorsAn indicator that describes the current state of an environmental system.9
7100812517SustainabilityLiving on Earth in a way that allows humans to use its resources without depriving future generations of those resources.10
7100812518BiodiversityThe diversity of life forms in an environment.11
7100812519SpeciationThe evolution of new species.12
7100812520Background Extinction RateThe average rate at which species become extinct over the long term.13
7100812521Greenhouse GasesA gas in Earth's atmosphere that traps heat near the surface.14
7100812522AnthropogenicDerived from human activities15
7100812523DevelopmentImprovement in human well-being through economic advancement.16
7100812524Sustainable DevelopmentDevelopment that balances current human well-being and economic advancement with resource management for the benefit of future generations.17
7100812525BiophiliaAn appreciation for life.18
7100812526Ecological FootprintA measure of how much an individual consumes, expressed in area of land.19
7100812527Scientific MethodAn objective method to explore the natural world, draw inferences from it, and predict the outcome of certain events, processes, or changes.20
7100812528HypothesisA testable theory or supposition about how something works.21
7100812529Null HypothesisA statement or idea that can be falsified, or proved wrong.22
7100812530ReplicationThe data collection procedure of taking repeated measurements23
7100812531Sample SizeThe number of times a measurement is replicated in the data collection process.24
7100812532AccuracyHow close a measured value is to the actual or true value.25
7100812533PrecisionHow close the repeated measurements of a sample are to one another.26
7100812534UncertaintyAn estimate of how much a measured or calculated value differs from a true value.27
7100812535Inductive ReasoningThe process of making general statements from specific facts or examples.28
7100812536Deductive ReasoningThe process of applying a general statement to specific facts or situations.29
7100812537Critical ThinkingThe process of questioning the source of information, considering the methods used to obtain the information, and drawing conclusions; essential to all scientific endeavor.30
7100812538TheoryA hypothesis that has been repeatedly tested and confirmed by multiple groups of researchers and has reached wide acceptance.31
7100812539Natural LawA theory for which there is no known exception and that has withstood rigorous testing.32
7100812540Control GroupIn a scientific investigation, a group that experiences exactly the same conditions as the experimental group, except for the single variable under study.33
7100812541Natural ExperimentA natural event that acts as an experimental treatment in an ecosystem.34
7100812542Environmental JusticeA social movement and field of study that focuses on equal enforcement of environmental laws and eliminating disparities in the exposure of environmental harms to different ethnic and socioeconomic groups within a society.35
7100812543FrackingThe process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release the gas inside.36

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