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KramerAPES
summer assignment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Environment | the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates |
| Environmental science | the study of how the Earth's natural environment interacts with its physical, chemical, and biological components |
| Ecosystem | a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment |
| Biotic | relating to or resulting from living things, especially in their ecological relations |
| Abiotic | not derived from living organisms |
| Environmentalist | a person who is concerned with or advocates the protection of the environment |
| Ecosystem service | the benefits that humans receive from healthy ecosystems |
| Economic service | an intangible act or performance that a consumer, company, or government is willing to pay for |
| Biodiversity | the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem |
| Genetic diversity | the range of inherited traits within a species |
| Species | a group of living things that are closely related and can reproduce with each other to produce fertile offspring |
| Species diversity | a measure of the number, types, and distribution of different organisms in a specific area |
| Speciation | how a new kind of plant or animal species is created |
| Greenhouse gases | a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation |
| Anthropogenic | resulting from the influence of human beings on nature |
| Sustainability | the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level |
| Biophilia | the idea that humans have an innate tendency to connect with nature and other life forms |
| Ecological footprint | the impact of a person or community on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources. |
| Hypothesis | a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation |
| Control group | a group in an experiment that is not being tested for a variable and is used as a benchmark to compare the results of the experimental group |
| Sample size | the number of observations or individuals included in a study or experiment |
| Theory | a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained |
| Acid | a chemical substance that neutralizes alkalis, dissolves some metals, and turns litmus red; typically, a corrosive or sour-tasting liquid of this kind |
| Base | the lowest part or edge of something, especially the part on which it rests or is supported |
| pH | A measure of how acidic or basic a substance or solution is |
| Chemical reaction | a process that involves rearrangement of the molecular or ionic structure of a substance, as opposed to a change in physical form or a nuclear reaction |
| Law of conservation of matter | the amount of matter stays the same, even when matter changes form |
| Renewable energy | energy from a source that is not depleted when used, such as wind or solar power |
| Nonrenewable energy | a source of energy that will eventually run out or will not be replenished in our lifetimes |
| Chemical energy | Energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds |
| First law of thermodynamics | Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, but it can change from one energy form to another |
| Second law of thermodynamics | the state of entropy of the entire universe, as an isolated system, will always increase over time |
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