Abiotic - The nonliving factors in the environment., Biotic - The living factors in the environment., Atmosphere - The layers of gasses that surround the earth., Biosphere - The living things., Geosphere - The hard surface of Earth., Hydroshpere - The water in all three phases of matter., Exhaustible - Capable of being used up., Inexhaustible - Unable to be used up because existing in abundance., Renewable - A resource that can be replenished naturally over time, Nonrenewable - Existing in finite quantity; Not capable of being replenished., Environmental Science - Studying how the Earth functions and how humans interact with it., Environmentalism - Concern about the environment, and taking action to protect it. These actions can be personal, civic, or political., Anthropocentrism - A human-centered view of the environment, where the focus is on humans (plus human health and the economy)., Biocentrism - A life-centered view of the environment, where people care most about living things., Population - The number of individuals of a species (humans, elephants, stinkbugs, clovers, you name it) in one area, at a specific time., Carrying Capacity - The maximum population size a region's resources can sustainably support., Carbon Cycle - The flow of carbon in the form of carbon dioxide and other chemicals through the environment., Water Cycle - The flow of water in three phases, through the environment., Rock Cycle - The changes that lead to the formation of different types of rocks, starting with magma,

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