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ENVISCI Module 1

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environmental evolution law explores relationship between human activities and nature ecology, environmental changes on human survival, and research on technical and management measures
environmental science science that explores environmental evolution law
elements included when looking at relationship between natural world and human ecology water, climate, other living organisms, landforms, earth's resources // economics, politics, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, human activities, population growth
social elements explored in environmental science species restoration, resource management, environmental laws, sustainability
examples of physical processes movement in tectonic plates, wind and water erosion, natural occurrences
biological processes physiological processes of organisms vital for them to live (shapes their capacity to interact with their environment)
examples of biological processes photosynthesis and hybridization of plants, transpiration, reproduction
chemical processes chemical changes that result in the production of new chemical substances
examples of chemical processes digesting food, combustion, osmosis, phase changes, plastic decomposition, oil spills., effect of acid rain, global warming
rules for scientific method 1. any scientific theory is falsifiable 2. correlation is not causation 3. avoid selective windowing
steps in the scientific method 1. observe and question 2. research 3. formulate hypothesis 4. test hypothesis 5. analyze and conclude 6. share results
environmental unity everything affects everything else
ecosystem the fundamental ecological unity for the study of environmental science
relationship between abiotic and biotic components of the natural environmental system reciprocal
biospheric ecosystem governed by discernible processes whose operation may have serious consequences
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