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environmenta science

Chapter 1 - vocab

TermDefinition
applied science study and activity that uses information provided by pure science to solve problems; examples are engineering and medicine
biosphere the layer around the Earth in which life occurs naturally, extending from about 8 km above the Earth to the deepest part of the ocean, which is about 8 km deep
consumption crisis situation in which natural resources are being used up, wasted, or polluted faster than they can be renewed, replaced, or cleaned up
developed countries highly industrialized countries with high incomes and high standards of living
developing countries less industrialized countries in which the average income and standard of living are low
ecology the study of how living things interact with each other and with their nonliving environments
environment the surrounding of an organism that affect its life and development
environmental science study of how humans interact with the environment
experiment activity designed to test a hypothesis under controlled conditions
hypothesis a testable explanation for a specific problem or question, based on what has already been learned
natural resource any natural substance that humans use, such as sunlight, soil, water, plants, and animals
nonrenewable resource resources that can be used up faster that they can be replenished naturally, such as coal, oil, and natural gas
population crisis situation in which the number of people grows so quickly that a region cannot support them
pure science study and activity that seek answers to questions about how the world works; examples are biology and physics
renewable resource abundant natural resources that are continually produced, such as trees and sunlight
sustainable world world in which human populations can continue to exist indefinitely with a high standard of living and health
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