AP Environmental Science: ch 2 Flashcards
Textbook: Living in the Environment, Miller & Spoolman
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| 870577706 | data | factual information collected by scientists | 1 | |
| 870577707 | hypothesis | possible explaination for observations | 2 | |
| 870577708 | theory | widely accepted hypothesis | 3 | |
| 870577709 | peer review | scientists reporting experiments for examination | 4 | |
| 870577710 | statistics | tools to interpret numerical data | 5 | |
| 870577711 | probability | how likely something will happen | 6 | |
| 870577712 | matter | anything that has mass | 7 | |
| 870577713 | atom | smallest unit of an element | 8 | |
| 870577714 | molecule | 2 or more atoms | 9 | |
| 870577715 | acid | more hydrogen ions | 10 | |
| 870577716 | base | more hydroxide ions | 11 | |
| 870577717 | pH | measure of acidity | 12 | |
| 870577718 | organic compound | have atleast 2 carbon atoms | 13 | |
| 870577719 | element | simplest form of a substance | 14 | |
| 870577720 | gene | basic unit of hereditary | 15 | |
| 870577721 | trait | distinguishing characteristic | 16 | |
| 870577722 | chromosome | pieces of DNA in nucleus | 17 | |
| 870577723 | law of conservation of matter | atoms aren't created or destroyed | 18 | |
| 870577724 | first law of thermodynamics | energy isn't created or destroyed | 19 | |
| 870577725 | second law of thermodynamics | spontaneous processes result in entropy | 20 | |
| 870577726 | potential energy | stored energy | 21 | |
| 870577727 | kinetic energy | energy associated with motion | 22 | |
| 875353299 | paradigm shift | new discoveries overthrow accepted theory | 23 | |
| 875353300 | energy | capacity to do work | 24 |