key words Flashcards
Outputs?
elements leaving the system
Stores/components?
Elements being stored in the system
Inputs?
Elements entering the system
Boundary?
The edge of the system
Positive feedback?
When the effects of an action are amplified by other knock-on effects
Negative feedback?
When the effects of an action are nullified by its knock-on effects
Flows/transfers?
Elements moving around the system
Closed system?
Where there are no inputs or outputs
Open system?
When there are both inputs and outputs
Elements?
The parts or substances that make up the system
Relationships?
Associations that occur between elements and attributes
Dynamic equilibrium?
There is a balance between both inputs and outputs.
Attributes?
characteristics of the elements that may be perceived and measured
What does rcp stand for?
Representative concentration pathways
