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    Earth's Subsystems

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    The document discusses the four main subsystems that make up Earth's systems - the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. It provides details on each subsystem, including that the geosphere is the solid sphere and involves tectonic plates and geology, the hydrosphere is all of Earth's water such as oceans, the atmosphere is the gaseous layer important for temperature regulation, and the biosphere encompasses all of Earth's ecosystems and life forms. It also briefly outlines the layers of the atmosphere and examples of energy transfer on Earth.

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    The document discusses the four main subsystems that make up Earth's systems - the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. It provides details on each subsystem, including that the geosphere is the solid sphere and involves tectonic plates and geology, the hydrosphere is all of Earth's water such as oceans, the atmosphere is the gaseous layer important for temperature regulation, and the biosphere encompasses all of Earth's ecosystems and life forms. It also briefly outlines the layers of the atmosphere and examples of energy transfer on Earth.

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    The document discusses the four main subsystems that make up Earth's systems - the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. It provides details on each subsystem, including that the geosphere is the solid sphere and involves tectonic plates and geology, the hydrosphere is all of Earth's water such as oceans, the atmosphere is the gaseous layer important for temperature regulation, and the biosphere encompasses all of Earth's ecosystems and life forms. It also briefly outlines the layers of the atmosphere and examples of energy transfer on Earth.

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    Earth's Subsystems

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    The document discusses the four main subsystems that make up Earth's systems - the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. It provides details on each subsystem, including that the geosphere is the solid sphere and involves tectonic plates and geology, the hydrosphere is all of Earth's water such as oceans, the atmosphere is the gaseous layer important for temperature regulation, and the biosphere encompasses all of Earth's ecosystems and life forms. It also briefly outlines the layers of the atmosphere and examples of energy transfer on Earth.

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    RECALL:

    WHAT MAKES
    EARTH HABITABLE?
    S A R P H E E
    S P H E R E
    A
    M T R S S Y E
    S Y S T E M
    R
    L A C E C Y E
    C Y C L E
    A E
    THE EARTH’s subsystems
    THE EARTH’s subsystems

    A subsystem is defined as a small


    system contained in bigger or broader
    one. Just like the human body, the
    earth consists of systems that coexist
    and interact in one way or another.
    THE EARTH’s subsystems

    The four subsystems of


    Earth include the
    geosphere,
    hydrosphere,
    atmosphere and
    biosphere.
    THE EARTH’s subsystems
    THE geosphere

    “Gr ou nd ”
    THE geosphere
     It is the solid sphere of the
    earth.
     This is where different geologic
    processes take place.
     It is where tectonic plates that
    move, are found, causing the
    ground to move through
    vibrations of energy from the
    mantle.
    MOUNTAIN

    SAND
    rocks

    BOULDERS
    THE biosphere

    “life”
    THE biosphere
     Includes all life forms on
    Earth.
     It covers all ecosystems-
    from the soil to the
    rainforest, from mangroves
    to coral reefs, and from
    plankton-rich ocean surface
    to the deep sea.
    THE hydrosphere

    “water”
    THE hydrosphere
    The hydrosphere is composed of
    all the waters on earth.
    Earth is called the blue planet due
    to the presence of liquid water.
    Oceans occupy almost 71 percent
    of the earth’s water. The other
    fractions are distributed as polar ice
    and water vapor.
    THE atmosphere

    “air”
    THE atmosphere
     The atmosphere is the gaseous part of
    the Earth composed of several trace
    gases necessary to support the existence
    of all living components such as plants
    and animals.
     The atmosphere is divided into layers
    according to differences in the pattern of
    temperature as one goes to higher
    altitude.
     Though the atmosphere may be a very
    thin layer of the earth when compared to
    the earth’s interior, it plays a vital role in
    maintaining the planet’s temperature. It
    acts as a thermostat.
    exoSPHERE

    thermoSPHERE

    MESOSPHERE

    STRATOSPHERE
    density
    COLDEST
    ABSORBSofLAYER
    gas
    Contains
    The weatherthe
    molecules
    OF THE
    HARMFUL is very
    TROPOSPHERE ionosphere
    breeder
    UVlow
    ATMOSPHERE
    RAYS
    During any energy transfer, some energy is lost to the surroundings as:

    heat SOUND

    MOVEMENT

    light vibration
    earth’s sources of energy

    INTERNAL exTERNAL

    GEOTHERMAL rotational SUNLIGHT

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