ENvironment Science - Chapter 3

A large organic molecule; includes proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids.

An organic compound combining hydrogen an carbon.

A circular process that describes how an event is both a cause and an effect in the same system; can be positive or negative.

The removal of soil by water, wind, ice or gravity.

All of the rock at and below the Earth's surface.

Sphere of Earth made up of the hard rock on and just below Earth's surface; the outermost layer of both Earth and it's geosphere.

The Earth and all its organisms and environments.

The thin layer of gases that surrounds Earth.

All of the water; salt water and fresh water, in the form of liquid, ice, or vapor. Above and below Earth's surface and in the atmosphere.

A spongelike formation of rock, sand, or gravel that holds water.