Science Jeopardy Nature of Science Environmental Science Feedback Loops and Systems VocabularyAnything Goes Final Jeopardy

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Question Answer A-100 QUESTION: Ms. Loch is wearing a jacket because she’s cold. This is an example of… ANSWER: An inference

Question Answer A-200 QUESTION: What are two characteristics of science? ANSWER: Tentative, changes with new evidence, involve humans (sometimes biased), Skeptical

Question Answer A-300 QUESTION: Diagram the basic scientific process. ANSWER:

Question Answer A-400 QUESTION: Why is it important to have a control in an experiment? ANSWER: To ensure that the results are due only to the change in one variable

Question Answer A-500 QUESTION: What is the difference between a scientific law and a scientific theory? ANSWER: Theory – explanation for observations; Law – description for observations

Question Answer QUESTION: Name three other topics that environmental science encompasses. ANSWER: Biology, chemistry, physics, economics, ethics, sociology, mathematics, astronomy… B-100

Question Answer B-200 QUESTION: What are two limitations of studying environmental science? ANSWER: Too many variables, Scale, Measurements

Question Answer B-300 QUESTION: What are two tools that environmental scientists rely on when they can’t perform controlled experiments? ANSWER: Models, correlations

Question Answer B-400 QUESTION: Is environmental science better characterized as frontier science or consensus science? ANSWER: Frontier science

Question Answer B-500 QUESTION: Lisa is testing the effects of water temperature on gender determination of fish. She thinks that higher temperatures causes more females to be born. Write her hypothesis in the correct format. ANSWER: If the water temperature is high, then more females will be born, because higher temperatures kill male sperm.

Question Answer C-100 QUESTION: Diagram the 3 basic parts of a system. ANSWER:

Question Answer C-200 QUESTION: What are throughputs? ANSWER: The flow rate of energy, matter, information in a system

Question Answer C-300 QUESTION: Sweating when you’re hot is an example of what type of feedback loop? ANSWER: Negative

Question Answer C-400 QUESTION: How do feedback loops help maintain homeostasis? ANSWER: Feedback loops help to maintain constant favorable conditions when changes occur.

Question Answer C-500 QUESTION: How do scientists use models? ANSWER: Use the model to predict what will happen under a variety of conditions.

Question Answer D-100 QUESTION: Define a dependent variable. ANSWER: The variable that you measure. The one that changes due to the independent variable.

Question Answer D-200 QUESTION: Define hypothesis. ANSWER: A testable explanation for observations.

Question Answer D-300 QUESTION: What is the “scientific” definition of theory? ANSWER: A thoroughly researched and tested explanation for the current evidence/observations.

Question Answer D-400 QUESTION: Define qualitative and quantitative data. ANSWER: Qualitative – descriptions; quantitative - numbers

Question Answer D-500 QUESTION: What is the difference between frontier science and consensus science? ANSWER: Frontier science – new, not widely tested; Consensus science – thoroughly tested, widely accepted

Question Answer E-100 QUESTION: Give one example of an observation and one example of an inference. ANSWER:

Question Answer E-200 QUESTION: Fill in the blanks…If (______ variable ), then (______variable), because (_____________). ANSWER: (independent variable), (dependent variable), (reason why the relationship exists)

Question Answer E-300 QUESTION: What is the difference between the independent variable and the dependent variable? ANSWER: You change/control the independent variable; the dependent variable reacts

Question Answer E-400 QUESTION: A researcher is studying the effect of sleep on aggression, thinking that less sleep will lead to more aggression. She has some people sleep 6 hours per night, some people sleep 3 hours per night and some people sleep as much as they want. Identify the independent, dependent, and control. ANSWER: amount of sleep, aggressive behavior, as much sleep as they want.

Question Answer E-500 QUESTION: Malnutrition and disease caused by poverty often lead to the inability to work. This is an example of what type of feedback loop? ANSWER: Positive

Question Answer FINAL JEOPARDY QUESTION: What is the definition of environmental science? ANSWER: