Earth System Science Exam 1 Questions and Answers

Earth System Science Exam 1 Questions and Answers system - Correct Answer️️ -any portion of the universe you can separate from the rest of the universe to observe and measure change earths systems - Correct Answer️️ -hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, geosphere closed system - Correct Answer️️ -exchange of energy open system - Correct Answer️️ -exchange of matter and energy isolated system - Correct Answer️️ -no exchange negative feedback - Correct Answer️️ -stabilizing positive feedback - Correct Answer️️ -destabilizing cycles - Correct Answer️️ -dynamic interactions between systems uniformitarism - Correct Answer️️ -idea that the same processes that shape earth are uniform, or the same, through time layers of the earth - Correct Answer️️ -crust (thinnest), mantle (largest), outer core (liquid), inner core (solid) minerals - Correct Answer️️ -natural, inorganic, solid, ordered atomic arrangement mineral properties - Correct Answer️️ -hardness luster, crystal form, color, streak, density, cleavage Stress vs. Strain - Correct Answer️️ -Stress is the total force acting on crustal rocks per unit of area Strain is the deformation of materials in response to stress radiation - Correct Answer️️ -transfer of heat through liquid or gas conduction - Correct Answer️️ -transfer of heat through rocks convection - Correct Answer️️ -transfer of heat through air geothermal gradient - Correct Answer️️ -change in tempera