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Introduction to ES

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Astronomy the study of the universe.
Atmosphere A life-living gaseous envelope that surrounds the earth.
Biosphere includes all life on earth
Closed System system that is self-contained with regard to matter
Core is the denser inner sphere
Crust is the light and very thin outer skin of Earth
Earth Science subject of our text
Earth Science system aims to study Earth as a system composed of numerous interacting parts, or subsystems.
Environment is everything that surrounds and influences an organism
Geology the study of earth
Hydrosphere is a dynamic mass of liquid that is continually on the move, evaporating from the oceans to the atmosphere, precipitating to the land, and running back into the ocean again.
Hypothesis A constructed explanation
Lithosphere is the rigid outer layer of Earth that includes the crust and and uppermost mantle.
Mantle less dense sphere, less dense than core
Meteorology is the study of the atmosphere and the processes that produce weather and climate.
Model looser term for hypothesis
Nebular Hypothesis suggests that the bodies of our solar system evolved from an enormous revolving cloud called the solar nebula, composed of mostly hydrogen and helium with smaller percentages of the heavier elements.
Negative Feedback Mechanism works to maintain the system as it is
Nonrenewable Resource many basic resources classify as this, such as; iron, aluminum,copper, oil, natural gas,and coal
Oceanography study of the oceans in all their aspects and relationships
Open System both energy and matter flow into and out of the system,
Paradigm explain a large number of interrelated aspects of the natural world
Physical Environment encompasses water, air, soil, and rock. Some are biological and social, others are nonliving.
Positive Feedback Mechanism mechanisms that enhance or drive change
Renewable Resource Can be replenished over relatively short time spans.
System can be any size group of interacting parts that form a complex whole.
Theory an elevated hypothesis, when competing models have been eliminated.
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