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Test Bank For Environmental Science 15th Edition
True / False
1. Because scientific theories are tentative explanations, they should not be taken seriously.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: BLOOM’S: Remember
REFERENCES: 2.1 What Do Scientists Do?
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ENVS.MLSP.16.2.1.4 - Distinguish between scientific theories and laws.
2. Once scientists have analyzed data from an experiment, they may propose a testable hypothesis to explain
those data.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: BLOOM’S: Remember
REFERENCES: 2.1 What Do Scientists Do?
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ENVS.MLSP.16.2.1.1 - Outline the nine necessary steps to develop a scientific theory.
3. When a natural system gets locked into a positive feedback loop, it can reach an ecological tipping point.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: BLOOM’S: Remember
REFERENCES: 2.4 What Are Systems and How Do They Respond To Change?
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ENVS.MLSP.16.2.4 - Describe how various systems respond to change.
4. Carbon is an element.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: BLOOM’S: Remember
REFERENCES: 2.2 What Is Matter and What Happens When It Undergoes Change?
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ENVS.MLSP.16.2.2.1 - Distinguish between the two chemical forms of matter.
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5. Logic and critical thinking are more important tools in science than imagination and creativity.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: BLOOM’S: Understand
REFERENCES: 2.1 What Do Scientists Do?
6. When matter undergoes physical changes, the chemical composition also changes.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: BLOOM’S: Remember
REFERENCES: 2.2 What Is Matter and What Happens When It Undergoes Change?
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ENVS.MLSP.16.2.2 - Explain what matter is made of and the law governing changes in
matter.
8. Peer review involves scientists openly publishing details of the methods they used, the results of their
experiments, and the reasoning behind their hypotheses for other scientists working in the same field to
evaluate.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: BLOOM’S: Remember
REFERENCES: 2.1 What Do Scientists Do?
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ENVS.MLSP.16.2.1 - Determine how science attempts to answer questions about nature.
9. A positive feedback loop causes a system to change in the opposite direction from which it is moving.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: BLOOM’S: Remember
REFERENCES: 2.4 What Are Systems and How Do They Respond To Change?
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ENVS.MLSP.16.2.4 - Describe how various systems respond to change.
10. When energy changes from one form to another, it always goes from a more useful to a less useful form.
a. True
b. False
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inauguration of, 63
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relative of, 222
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curriculum in, 83
laws relative to education, 16, 17, 22, 25, 26, 28, 39, 47
requirement for teachers in, 55
schools of, 266
teaching of patriotism in, 95
textbooks in, 41, 67, 69, 73, 98, 100
Allies,
praise of, 245
reference to, 253
America,
accomplishments of, 18
attitude of England toward, 237
British in, 284
Catholic Church in, 177, 178
Colonists in, 160, 212
“Defamation” of, 210
development of, 184
economic conditions in, 71
founders of, 135
freedom of, 287
friendship of, 235
influence of Irish in, 230
liberty in, 209
opportunities of, 12, 271
American ideals,
defending of, 259, 331
loyalty to, 130
promotion of, 185, 232
teaching of, 107
American institutions,
knowledge of, 105
origin of, 229
respect for, 283
study of, 186
American Legion,
National Commander of, 281
principles submitted for textbook writers, 331
work of, 186, 223, 269, 270, 273, 275
American patriots,
history of, 74, 104
neglect of, 281
American Revolution,
cause of, 240, 241, 247, 293 (see also Revolutionary War)
history of, 216, 225, 254, 257, 268, 272, 278, 279
justification of, 236
reference to, 101, 102, 103, 207
Americans,
attitude of, 136, 227, 228, 244, 246
reference to, 173
Anglicization,
agency for, 219
charges of, 209, 217
Anglo-Saxon,
history of, 231, 232, 241
praise of, 239
Appendices, 299-335
Appleton, publisher, reference to, 145
Arizona,
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flag legislation in, 57
holidays in, 60, 62
laws of, relative to education, 20, 25, 26, 34, 51, 79, 81, 89
requirements for teachers in, 55
textbooks in, 41, 249
Arkansas,
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holidays in, 64
laws of, relative to education, 4, 22, 23, 24, 32
requirement for teachers in, 54
textbooks in, 38, 98
Arnold, Benedict,
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treason of, 314
Bancroft, George,
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writings of, 135, 231
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