Water Cycle- System keywords

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Material or energy moving into the system from outside
Input
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Material or energy moving from the system to the outside
Output
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Power or driving force
Energy
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The individual elements or parts of a system
Components
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A cyclical sequence of events that amplifies of increases change
Positive Feedback
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A cyclical sequence of events that damps down or neutralises the effects of a system
Negative Feedback
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This represents a state of balance within a constantly changing system
Dynamic Equilibrium
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A form of linkage between one store/component and another that involves movement of energy or mass
Transfer
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A set of interrelated components working together towards some kind of process
System
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These have no interactions with anything outside the system boundary. There is no input or output of energy or matter
Isolated
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These have transfers of energy both into and beyond the system boundary but not transfer of matter
Closed
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These are where matter and energy can be transferred from the system across the boundary into the surrounding environment
Open
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An open system that forms part of a chain
Cascading
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Card 2

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Material or energy moving from the system to the outside

Back

Output

Card 3

Front

Power or driving force

Back

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Card 4

Front

The individual elements or parts of a system

Back

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Card 5

Front

A cyclical sequence of events that amplifies of increases change

Back

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