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Introduction to ES
Alnemy-vths-intro to es vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is astronomy? | the study of the universe |
| What is atmosphere? | a life-giving gaseous envelope |
| What is a biosphere? | all life on Earth |
| What is a closed system? | a self-contained system in which energy moves in and out but no matter enters or leaves the system |
| What is the Earth's core? | a dense inner sphere |
| What is the Earth's crust? | the light and very thin outer skin of Earth |
| What is Earth Science? | the name for all the sciences that collectively seek to understand Earth and its neighbors in space |
| What is Earth system science? | to study Earth as a system composed of numerous interacting parts, or subsystems |
| What is environment? | everything that surrounds and influences an organism |
| What is geology? | the study of Earth |
| What is the hydrosphere? | a dynamic mass of liquid that is continually on the move |
| What is a hypothesis? | an untested explanation that explains why things happen |
| What is the lithosphere? | the rigid outer layer that includes the crust and uppermost mantle |
| What is the mantle? | the sphere of Earth that is less dense than the core, but denser than the crust |
| What is meteorology? | the study of the atmosphere and the processes that produce weather and climate |
| What is a model? | a term synonymous with scientific hypothesis that can also be used to describe a scientific theory |
| What is the nebular hypothesis? | a hypothesis that suggests that the bodies of our solar system evolved from an enormous rotating cloud called the solar nebula |
| What is a negative feedback mechanism? | works to maintain the system as it is |
| What is a nonrenewable resource? | a resource that take millions of years to be created and cannot be reused |
| What is oceanography? | involves the application of all sciences in a comprehensive and interrelated study of the oceans in all their aspects and relationships |
| What is an open system? | a system where both energy and matter flow into and out of the system |
| What is a paradigm? | a theory that has earned a special status because it explains a large number of interrelated aspects of the natural world |
| What is the physical environment? | it encompasses water, air, soil, and rock, as well as conditions such as temperature, humidity, and sunlight |
| What is a positive feedback mechanism? | mechanisms that enhance or drive change |
| What is a renewable resource? | a resource that can be replenished over relatively short time spans |
| What is a system? | any size group of interacting parts that form a complex whole |
| What is a theory? | a hypothesis that has survived extensive scrutiny and all competing models are eliminated |
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