The document outlines several important science principles including ecosystems being communities that interact, the greenhouse effect trapping heat leading to planetary warming, chaos theory examining complex systems sensitivity to initial conditions causing unpredictable behavior, DNA having a double helix structure to carry genetic information, and the law of conservation of mass stating the total mass in a closed system remains constant despite internal changes.
The document outlines several important science principles including ecosystems being communities that interact, the greenhouse effect trapping heat leading to planetary warming, chaos theory examining complex systems sensitivity to initial conditions causing unpredictable behavior, DNA having a double helix structure to carry genetic information, and the law of conservation of mass stating the total mass in a closed system remains constant despite internal changes.
The document outlines several important science principles including ecosystems being communities that interact, the greenhouse effect trapping heat leading to planetary warming, chaos theory examining complex systems sensitivity to initial conditions causing unpredictable behavior, DNA having a double helix structure to carry genetic information, and the law of conservation of mass stating the total mass in a closed system remains constant despite internal changes.
1. Ecosystems: communities of living and nonliving things that interact with
each other and their environment. 2. The greenhouse effect: the process by which certain gases in the Earth's atmosphere trap and retain heat, leading to a warming effect on the planet. 3. Chaos theory: the study of complex systems that are highly sensitive to initial conditions, leading to unpredictable and nonlinear behavior. 4. The double helix structure of DNA: the spiral shape of the molecule that carries genetic information in living organisms. 5. The law of conservation of mass: the total mass of a closed system remains constant, regardless of any changes within the system.