What this chapter will buildDescribe an Earth-system question by identifying interacting parts, a useful boundary and the evidence needed to investigate it.
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Questions that connect air, water, ice, land and lifePlanned
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System parts, boundaries and the surrounding environmentPlanned
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Connections, exchanges and changes of statePlanned
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Local questions within regional and global systemsPlanned
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Observations, explanations and testable questionsPlanned
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Earth-system thinking and its neighbouring sciencesPlanned
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