Environmental Science Definition Flashcards
What are the environmental science studies?
Natural sciences, social sciences, Other sciences
It includes biology, chemistry, and earth science. physics and medicine
Natural Sciences
It includes economics, political science, sociology, history, philosophy, and ethics
Social Sciences
It includes mathematics. statistics, technology, business and management, law, religion, morality and aesthetics
Other Sciences
The natural world in which we live, and all the things that are produced by people
Environment
It enlightens us on the importance of protection and conservation in the indiscriminate release of pollution into the environment
Environmental Studies
What are environmental issues that have grown in size and complexity every day?
Global warming
Ozone depletion
Acid rain
Marine pollution
Biodiversity
Components of Environmental Science
Biology. physics, earth sciences, chemistry, and social sciences
Other components that are being covered in studying environmental science are
Atmospheric Sciences, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Geosciences
It is a broad field that deals with the study of the atmosphere, its processes, the effects other systems have on the atmosphere, and the effects of the atmosphere on these other systems
Atmospheric Sciences
It is the scientific study of the relationships between organisms and their environment. This involves the diversity, distribution, amount (biomass), and number (population) of organisms, as well as competition between them within and among ecosystems
Ecology
It is a scientific discipline focused on the chemical changes in the environment
Environmental Chemistry
It is a scientific study of the earth’s crust that includes environmental geology, environmental soil science, and volcanic phenomena and in some classifications covers hydrology like oceanography.
Geosciences
It came from a Greek
word
Oikos
What is the meaning of Oikos?
The family of households
