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introduction to ES

Furrey-vths-intro to es vocab

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What is the study of the universe? astronomy
what is earth surrounded that is a life giving gaseous envelope? atmosphere
What is all life on Earth? biosphere
What is a system that is self contain ed with regard to matter? closed system
What is the dense inner sphere? core
What is the light and very thin outer skin of Earth? crust
What science covers the aspects of earth and its neighbors in space? Earth science
What aims to study Earth as a system composed to many interacting parts? earth system science
What is everything that surrounds and influences an organism? environment
What is the study of Earth? geology
What is the mass of liquid that is continually on the move? hydrosphere
What is the rigid outer layer that includes the crust and upper most mantle? lithosphere
What is the less dense sphere? mantle
What is the study of the atmosphere and the processes that produce weather and climate? meteorology
What is an untested explanation? model
What hypothesis suggests that our solar system evolved from a rotating cloud called the solar nebular? nebular hypothesis
What cooling phenomenon works to stabilize our body temperature? negative feedback mechanism
What resource takes millions of years to accumulate? nonrenewable resource
What is the study of oceans? oceanography
When does both energy and matter flow into and out of the system? open system
What explains a large number of interrelates aspects of the natural world? paradigm
What involves water, air, soil, rock, as well as conditions like temperature, humidity, and sunlight? physical environment
What are mechanisms that enhance or drive change? positive feedback mechanism
What are resources that can be replenished over short time spans? renewable resource
What can be any size group of parts that form a complex whole? system
What is it called when a hypothesis is elevated? theory
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