Geo exam 1

€�any ordered, interrelated set of things and their attributes, linked by flows of energy and matter, as dis=nct from the surrounding environment”

As temperatures in high la=tudes get colder, snow and ice accumulate; more solar radia=on is reflected and less energy is stored so temperature gets even colder

If there is no test poten=ally capable of proving an idea or hypothesis wrong, then it is not a ____ valid idea

What are the 5 steps to the Scientific method?

When a scientist describes an idea or concept as a theory it means

What four key things happen to affect characteristics of systems?

How can a sealed container be a closed system with respect to matter but an open system with respect to energy?

Most natural systems are ____ in terms of energy

A state of balance between opposing forces or ac=ons that is either sta=c (as in a body acted on by forces whose resultant is zero) or dynamic (as in a reversible chemical reac=on when the rates of reac=on in both direc=ons are equal)

Does all equilibrium stay the same?

when the response to a change tends to reinforce that change and push it to con=nue in the same direc=on

As your body temperature rises, you perspire more As you perspire, water droplets appear on your skin As the water droplets evaporate, they carry away heat energy, serving to cool you off. This is an example of

When the response to a change tends to dampen or resist that change and push it either to return toward the original condi=on or to slow down the rate of change

As temperatures in high la=tudes get colder, snow and ice accumulate; more solar radia=on is reflected and less energy is stored so temperature gets even colder