Systems Thinking Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 5. A temporary disturbance of a system.
  2. 7. Links between system components.
  3. 8. If the flux of matter or energy into a reservoir is greater than the flux out, the reservoir is a sink.
  4. 10. A set of attributes that characterize the system at a particular time.
  5. 13. A graphical representation of a system, showing system components and couplings.
  6. 15. A graphical and quantitative representation of a system.
  7. 17. A self-perpetuating mechanism of change and response to that change.
  8. 18. Describes whether a system is stable or unstable.
  9. 19. The length of time for a system to return to steady state after being perturbed.
  10. 20. No change in any component or source/sink in a system as a function of time..
  11. 21. Diminishes the effect of disturbances.
Down
  1. 1. Change in a system as a result of perturbation or forcing.
  2. 2. Amplifies the effect of disturbances.
  3. 3. Matter and/or energy is lost from a system.
  4. 4. If the flux of matter or energy out of a reservoir is greater than the flux in, the reservoir is a source.
  5. 6. The level or value at which a rapid change in the system state occurs.
  6. 9. Matter and/or energy are contained within a system.
  7. 10. An entity composed of diverse but interrelated parts that function as a complex whole.
  8. 11. The length of time a substance remains in a given reservoir.
  9. 12. Individual parts of a system.
  10. 14. A persistent disturbance of a system.
  11. 16. Constant movement of material from one reservoir to another.
  12. 17. The rate of matter or energy movement (amount per unit time).
  13. 19. A place where matter or energy resides.