1.1A What is Environmental Science? peter hamilton sandringham college

Environmental science is the science of the interactions between the physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment, including their effects on all types of organisms but more often refers to human impact on the environment. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_science

- Physical (air, water, soil) Biological (biosphere: plants; animals) The Environment is our surroundings or external factors and forces (conditions) that affect an organism or a group of organisms - Physical (air, water, soil) Biological (biosphere: plants; animals) - Societal (our culture; political system) Environmental Science is a systematic approach in learning about the environment. It is a multi disciplined or holistic science. Most environmental problems are complex and interrelated problems. The fundamental basis of environmental science as a discipline is the human impact on the Earth.

All sciences use a systematic process to investigate phenomena

Earth’s Spheres ATMOSPHERE Air BIOSPHERE Living Things Contains all the air in Earth’s system. BIOSPHERE Living Things Contains all of Earth’s living things— microorganisms, plants, and animals. LITHOSPHERE Land Contains all the cold, hard, solid land of Earth’s crust (surface), the semi-solid land underneath the crust, and the liquid land near the center. HYDROSPHERE Water Contains all the solid, liquid, and gaseous water of Earth.

EVENT Atmosphere Biosphere Lithosphere Hydrosphere Mt. Pinatubo Eruption Atmosphere Biosphere Lithosphere Hydrosphere

EVENT Larsen Ice Shelf Atmosphere Biosphere Lithosphere Hydrosphere