ESS Topic 1 Important Terminology

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Across
  1. 2. The movement of energy or matter from one place to another without changing form.
  2. 5. A threshold beyond which an environmental change becomes irreversible.
  3. 6. A process that amplifies change in a system.
  4. 7. A worldview that influences how people perceive and respond to environmental issues.
  5. 9. A measure of disorder in a system.
  6. 13. A system that maintains a constant state despite small fluctuations.
  7. 16. The ability of a system to recover from disturbances.
  8. 17. The world’s stock of natural resources that provide ecosystem services.
  9. 20. A simplification of reality
  10. 22. A process where energy or matter changes form.
  11. 23. A worldview that prioritizes ecological balance and natural systems over human development.
  12. 24. The yield obtained from natural resources.
  13. 25. States that energy cannot be created or destroyed, just transferred.
Down
  1. 1. A set of interrelated parts working together to form a complex whole.
  2. 3. A worldview that places humans at the center of environmental decision-making.
  3. 4. A system that exchanges energy but not matter with its surroundings.
  4. 8. A system that exchanges both energy and matter with its surroundings.
  5. 10. A process that counteracts change in a system, promoting stability.
  6. 11. A system that remains unchanged over time.
  7. 12. States that energy conversions increase entropy (disorder) in a system.
  8. 14. A measure of human impact on the environment based on resource use.
  9. 15. Economic development that meets present needs without depleting resources for future generations.
  10. 18. The use of resources in a way that meets present needs without compromising future generations.
  11. 19. A worldview that values technological solutions to environmental issues.
  12. 21. A hypothetical system that does not exchange energy or matter.