click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Enviromental Science
vocab
| Definition | term |
|---|---|
| Scientific methods and disciplines to understand and address real world environmental challenges. | Environmental Science |
| study of living organisms | biology |
| a type of science that deals with the earth | earth science |
| a type of Science that deals with nature and properties of matter and energy | physics |
| a type of science that deals with the identification of the substances in which matter is composed to form new substances | chemistry |
| the study of human society | social science |
| the science or practice of farming | agriculture |
| a system that does not allow matter in or out of the system | closed system |
| materials from the earth that people use to support life | natural resource |
| a substance that is released into the air that is poisonous | pollution |
| the variety of life in the world | biodiversity |
| the amount of a commodity, product, or service available | law of supply and demand |
| the impact of a person or community on the environment | ecological foot print |
| the ability to be to be maintained at a certain rate or level | sustainability |
| a biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings | ecology |