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terms and definitions
Term | Definition |
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Term: definition of Environmental science | Definition: Environmental science is the science of the interactions between the physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment. |
Term: Hydrosphere | All the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes includind water over the earth's surface, such as clouds. |
Term: Geosphere | any of the almost spherical concentric regions of matter that make up the earth and its atmosphere,as the lithosphere and hydrosphere. |
Term: Biosphere | The biosphere is defined as the area of the planet where organisms live,including the ground and air. |
Term: Atmosphere | Atmosphere is defined as the area of air and gas enveloping objects in space. |
Term: Ecology | The biological science that focuses on how living things interact with one another and with their environment. |
Term: Science | Science is the human effort to understand how the natural world works by making observation and measurements and carrying out experiments. |