Introduction Intro to earth science

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earth science

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the study of earth as a whole with subcategories of geology, oceanography, meteorology, and astronomy

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geology

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study of Earth materials and processes that create Earth’s landscape and the study of Earth history

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oceanography

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study of the oceans

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meteorology

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study of the atmosphere’s weather and climate

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astronomy

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study of the universe and Earth’s place within it

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hydrosphere

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all of the water on Earth

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atmosphere

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the gaseous envelope surrounding earth

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biosphere

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all of life on Earth

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geosphere

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the solid Earth

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core

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dense inner sphere of Earth

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mantle

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less dense than core, thickest layer of earth

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crust

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light and very thin outer layer of earth, not uniform in thickness

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lithosphere

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rigid outer rock layer of earth that includes the crust and uppermost mantle

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asthenosphere

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beneath the lithosphere, weak rocks that can slowly flow with the heat and pressure of the earth

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earth system

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the combined term for the hydro, atmo, bio, and geo spheres

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system

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a group of interacting parts that form a complex whole

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geologic time

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time since the creation of Earth

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physical environment

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nonliving parts of an organism’s environment

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renewable resource

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can be replenished over a short (relatively) period of time

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nonrenewable resource

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takes millions of years to gain more and earth has essentially a limited amount of them

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natural hazard

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a risk posed by the physical environment