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Introduction to ES
DeRosa-VTHS-Intro to ES Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What scientific study documents happenings and objects in the far reaches of outer space? | Astronomy |
| Which of the four 'spheres' of Earth is composed of the air we breathe, the clouds we see, and protects us from the Sun's harmful radiation? | The Atmosphere |
| Which of the four 'spheres' of Earth is made up of all living things that roam the planet? | The Biosphere |
| Which type of system allows energy to move freely to and from it, but not matter? | A closed system |
| Which part of the internal workings of the Earth is the most dense of them all, and lies at the very center of the planet? | The Core |
| Which part of the Earth lies at the very top, and is the region that all living creatures dwell on? | The Crust |
| What is the science that encompasses all of the sciences that seek to understand the Earth and it's fellow planets and celestial bodies? | Earth Science |
| What is the task to collectively understand all of the individual components of Earth's workings to more fully understand our planet called? | Earth System Science |
| What is the surrounding and influencing area around an organism called? | Environment |
| What is the literal study of the earth called? | Geology |
| Which of the four 'spheres' of the Earth is comprised of all water, both fresh and salt, gaseous, liquid, and solid, on the planet called? | The Hydrosphere |
| What is a scientist's tentative(untested) explanation called? | A Hypothesis |
| What is the rigid outer layer that includes the crust and the uppermost layer of the mantle called? | Lithosphere |
| What is the layer of molten rock under the crust called? | The Mantle |
| What is the study of the atmosphere and it's weather patterns in order to create predictions called? | Meteorology |
| What is another, lesser used term for a hypothesis called? | A Model |
| What is the hypothesis on how the solar system was formed after the Big Bang called? | The Nebular Hypothesis |
| What is a feedback mechanism that works to maintain the system as is called? | Negative Feedback Mechanism |
| What is a resource that takes a very long time for significant amounts of it to be created called? | Nonrenewable Resource |
| What science encompasses the application of all sciences in a comprehensive study of all aspects and relationships of the oceans? | Oceanography |
| What system allows both energy and matter to move freely to and from it? | An Open System |
| What is an extensively documented theory that is comprehensive in scope called? | A Paradigm |
| What is the nonliving factor of an environment called? | The Physical Environment |
| What type of feedback mechanism enhances and drives change called? | A Positive Feedback Mechanism |
| What is a resource that can be replaced in a relatively short amount of time called? | A Renewable Resource |
| What is any size group of interacting parts that form a complex whole called? | A System |
| What is a well-tested and widely accepted view that the scientific community agrees best explains certain observable facts called? | A Theory |
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