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Introduction to ES
hughie – vths – intro to es vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define Astronomy | the study of the universe |
| Define Atmosphere | a thin and fragile blanket of air |
| Define Biosphere | includes all life and is concentrated near the surface in a zone that extends from the ocean floor upward for several kilometers into the atmosphere. It also influences the other three spheres, the hydrosphere, atmosphere, and solid Earth |
| Define Closed System | self contained, lets energy in and out but not matter |
| Define Core | a dense inner sphere in the center of the Earth |
| Define Crust | a light and very thin outer "skin" of the Earth. Its thickness is not uniform, the beneath the ocean being the thinist part and the thickist where contients exist. Included in the lithosphere. |
| Define Earth Science | The science that seek to understand Earth Earth's neighbors in space |
| Define Earth System Science | the study of Earth as a system with many interacting parts |
| Define Enviornment | Surrounds and influences organisms |
| Define Geology | the study of Earth |
| Define Hydrosphere | the large and dynamic mass of liquid always on the move through the water cycle, oceans are its most prominent feature |
| Define Hypothesis | an untested explanation |
| Define Lithosphere | a term that represents the crust and upper-most part of the mantle |
| Define Mantle | the layer above the core but below the crust, its upper-most part makes up some of the lithosphere |
| Define Meteorology | the study of the atmosphere and the processes that produce weather |
| Define Model | describes a hypothesis or a scientific theory |
| Define Nebular Hypothesis | Solar system evolved from an enormous rotating cloud (composed of mostly H and He) called the solar nebula, about 5 billion years ago it began to contract and form the sun and planets |
| Define Negative Feedback Mechanism | they resist change and stabilize the system |
| Define Nonrenewable Resource | A resource that has a fixed amount, they take millions of years to replenish |
| Define Oceanography | Not a separate and distinct science,integrates Chemistry, Physics, Geology, Biology. It includes studies of the ocean. |
| Define Open System | both energy and matter flow into and out of the system |
| Define Paradigm | a theory that explains a large number of interrelated aspects of the natural world |
| Define Components of the Phyiscal Environment | Water, Air, Soil, and Rock |
| Define Positive Feedback Mechanism | enhance change to the system |
| Define Renewable Resource | a resource that can be replenished over a relatively short period of time |
| Define System | any size group of interacting parts that form a complex whole |
| Define Theory | a tested and confirmed hypothesis |
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