Foundations of Earth Science Flashcards by Haleigh Woodbridge

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1st Law of Thermodynamics

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(conservation) -matter and energy are neither created of destroyed, but changing form.

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Doctrine of Uniformitarism

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idea that everything is the same
a. the processes (steps u go through) today have always occurred.
a. life cycle
b. photosynthesis
c. water cycle

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2nd Law of Thermodynamics

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(entropy) -energy/matter move from order to disorder

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