Types of environmental tests Types of Process/TestPurposePerformed onAttempts to simulate service environment Element DevelopmentEarly verification that components,materials and concepts will meet specifications.Samples and prototypesYes Design VerificationsVerify that systems will meet design specificationsAs close to production configuration as possibleYes Reliability DevelopmentFind and eliminate design and process items that reduce reliablityAs close to production configuration as possibleNO (But sometimes misguidedly tries) Environmental Stress Screening Transform latent failures into patent failures before delivery to the end userProduction hardware NO Climatics is the science of measuring,analyzing,controlling and testing with climatic,weather,or meteorological  conditions. Although they are usually thought of as being natural environments,they are often created or modified by man. Climatics deals with variables of temperature,pressure,moisture,corrosive environments,sand&dust,icing,solar radiation,and combinations.