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| 4850519405 | Scientific Method | An objective method to explore the natural world, draw inferences from it, and predict the outcome of certain events, processes, or changes. | 0 | |
| 4850519406 | Hypothesis | A testable theory or supposition about how something works. | 1 | |
| 4850519407 | Null Hypothesis | A statement or idea that can be falsified, or proved wrong. | 2 | |
| 4850519408 | Replication | The data collection procedure of taking repeated measurements | 3 | |
| 4850519409 | Sample Size | The number of times a measurement is replicated in the data collection process. | 4 | |
| 4850519410 | Accuracy | How close a measured value is to the actual or true value. | 5 | |
| 4850519411 | Precision | How close the repeated measurements of a sample are to one another. | 6 | |
| 4850519412 | Uncertainty | An estimate of how much a measured or calculated value differs from a true value. | 7 | |
| 4850519413 | Theory | A hypothesis that has been repeatedly tested and confirmed by multiple groups of researchers and has reached wide acceptance. | 8 | |
| 4850519414 | Control Group | In a scientific investigation, a group that experiences exactly the same conditions as the experimental group, except for the single variable under study. | 9 | |
| 4850519415 | Natural Experiment | A natural event that acts as an experimental treatment in an ecosystem. | 10 | |
| 4850519416 | Environmental Justice | A 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. | 11 | |
| 4850519417 | Fracking | A method of oil and gas extraction that uses high-pressure fluids to force open cracks in rocks deep underground. | 12 | |
| 4850519418 | Environment | The sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life. | 13 | |
| 4850519419 | Environmental Science | The field of study that looks at interactions among human systems and those found in nature. | 14 | |
| 4850519420 | Ecosystem | A particular location on Earth distinguished by its mix of interacting biotic and abiotic components. | 15 | |
| 4850519421 | Biotic | Living | 16 | |
| 4850519422 | Abiotic | Nonliving | 17 | |
| 4850519423 | Environmentalist | A person who participates in environmentalism, a social movement that seeks to protect the environment through lobbying, activism, and education. | 18 | |
| 4850519424 | Environmental studies | The field of study that includes environmental science, environmental policy, economics, literature, and ethics, among others. | 19 | |
| 4850519425 | Ecosystem Services | The process by which natural environments provide life-supporting resources. | 20 | |
| 4850519426 | Environmental indicators | An indicator that describes the current state of an environmental system. | 21 | |
| 4850519427 | Biodiversity | The diversity of life forms in an environment. | 22 | |
| 4850519428 | Genetic Diversity | A measure of the genetic vatiation among individuals in a population. | 23 | |
| 4850519429 | Species | A group of organizms that is distinct from other groups in its mophology (body form and structure), behavior, or biochemical properties. | 24 | |
| 4850519430 | Species Diversity | The number of species in a region or in a particular type of habitat. | 25 | |
| 4850519431 | Speciation | The evolution of new species. | 26 | |
| 4850519432 | Background Extinction Rate | The average rate at which species become extinct over the long term. | 27 | |
| 4850519433 | Greenhouse Gases | A gas in Earth's atmosphere that traps heat near the surface. | 28 | |
| 4850519434 | Anthropogenic | Derived from human activities | 29 | |
| 4850519435 | Development | Improvement in human well-being through economic advancement. | 30 | |
| 4850519436 | Sustainability | Living on Earth in a way that allows humans to use its resources without depriving future generations of those resources. | 31 | |
| 4850519437 | Sustainable Development | Development that balances current human well-being and economic advancement with resource management for the benefit of future generations. | 32 | |
| 4850519438 | Ecological Footprint | A measure of how much an individual consumes, expressed in area of land. | 33 |
