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Definitions Flashcards

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environmental science

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applies to people and the natural world

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natural science

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examining the natural world
bio, geo, chem

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social science

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examining human interactions and institutuions

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natural resources

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substances and energy sources provided by the environment that are of economic value

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resource managment

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planning and descission making aimed at balancing a resources use with its protection and preservation

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tragedy of the commons

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scenario of unchecked resource usage motivated by selfishness
eg - unregulated grazing land

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carrying capacity

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ability of the system to support life
aquifer - fed desert oasis

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ecological footprint

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-measure of the land / water required to support an ind of a species
-inverse of carrying capacity
- nations can be debtors or creditors

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Define repeatability

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Repeatability- repeating hypothesis testing by controlling it in many ways
the hypothesis are repeated.

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Define reproducibility

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Reproducibility- to assure that the same results are achieved with a high degree of reliability when

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Define theory

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Theory- widely accepted, well tested, and validated explanation of cause and effect relationship

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Define quantitative

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Quantitative - describes quantities
Uses numbers and digits
Objective
Closed ended

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Define qualitative

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Qualitative - describes qualities
Uses languages
Subjective
They are complementary to one another
Open ended

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Define matter

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Anything that has mass and takes up space

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Define chemistry

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The study of matter and its transformation

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Elements

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Cannot be broken down further
Fundamental blocks of life
Elements gives the chemical substance its set of properties

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Environment systems

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Broad term for a network of relationships among components , elements or parts that interact with and influence each other

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Cycle

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Flows of important elements and components that move substances from one place to another within an envr system

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Open system

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Rcvs input or energy and matter and produces output

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Closed system

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matter cycles in various part of the system but does not leave or enter the system

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Feedback loop

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Cyclic process where a systems output is another system input

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Neg FB

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When the output of one mechanism drives another mechanism in opp direction

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Pos FB

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When the output of one reaction drives another mechanism in the same direction
Magnifying the effect

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Dynamic equilibrium

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Process in which system moves in opp durection at the same rate

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Emergent properties

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Properties that cannot be seen when looking at parts of the whole
Emergent properties can only when looked at a system as a whole
Therefore we require holistic / system based app approach to look at emergent props

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Ecology

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Studies the interaction of an org with its biotic and abiotic factors
The abundance and distribution of an organism

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Ecosystem ecology

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Studies the flow of energy and naterial among the biotic and abiotic factors of the system
Structure (inter relationships)
Functional orocesses like photosynthesis

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Biomass

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Organic material from which living organism are made of

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Gpp

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The total amount of solar energy converted to chemical bonds

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Npp

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Gpp-respiration
The energy available for consumption
The metabolism of earth vegetation

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Secondary production

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The energy generated when heterotrophs consume autotrophs

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Productivity

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The rate at which biomass production occurs

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Nutrients

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Compounds and elements required for survival

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Macronutrients

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Nutrients req in large amt

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Micronutrients

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Nutrients required in small amounts

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Limiting factor

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Less then ideal availability of macronutrient that limit plant and algal growth (primary lrod)
Environmental “ nutrient bottleneck”

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Nutrient cycle

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The flow of matter among the ecosystems

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Flux

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Move,ent of materials among the reservoirs

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Source

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A reservoire that release more materials then it retains

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Sink

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A reservoire that retains more material then it release

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Turnover time

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Time it takes for all the atoms of material to be flushed out

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Residential time

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Avg time, a material stays within the reservoire

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Eavporation

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Liq to gas in atp

44
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Transpiration

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Water vapour release by plants

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Percipitation

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The gas to liq returning to earth surface

46
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Runoff

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Percipitation not taken up by plants or animals

ENVR 2000 (7 decks)

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