Details Title: Chapter 1 Description: Introduction to Environmental Science Total Flash Cards: 9 Created: 09/08/2007 13:06:17		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Environmental Studies Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Biotic factor Definition Any living component of the environment Term Abiotic factor Definition Any nonliving component of the environment Term Dependent variable Definition The variable that is affected by the manipulation of the independent variable Term Independent variable Definition The variable that the scientist manipulates in a manipulative experiment Term Environment Definition The sum total of our surroundings. Including all biotic and abiotic things. Term Nonrenewable resources Definition A natural resource that is in limited supply and is formed much more slowly than we use it (ore minerals and crude oils) Term Renewable resources Definition A natural resource that is virtually unlimited (trees, food crops, water and soil) Term Scientific method Definition A formalized method for testing ideas with observations that involves several assumptions and a more less consistent series of interrelated steps. Term sustainability Definition a guiding principle of environmental science that requires us to live in such a way as to maintain Earth's systems and its natural resourses for the foreseeable future