Earth's Structure & Composition
Earth's Structure & Composition
Earth's Structure & Composition
Composition
Prepared by:
HYACINTH RAE ARANAS - LIPAT
THE SYSTEMS OF THE EARTH
When changes in earth’s system have finally settled, it was
presumed that the systems evolved into FOUR SUBSYSTEMS
that interact to carry out many different natural processes
- Geosphere
- Hydrosphere
- Atmosphere
- Biosphere
The interaction of matter and energy was
restricted within and, hence, Earth would have
its own system involving the interplay of
physical, chemical, biological processes which
are all made possible because of the
composition and nature of its subsystems.
This concept was actually proposed by the
GAIA HYPOTHESIS.
GAIA
Hypothesis
This hypothesis states that the organisms
interact with their inorganic surroundings and
create a self-regulating, complex system that
helps maintain the conditions necessary for
life on the planet.
GEOSPHERE
-the solid -includes the interior - all the continents
structure, rocks and and the ocean floor
portion of minerals, landforms, are also
the Earth down to deep depths considered part of
of the core and the the geosphere
processes that shape
Earth’s Surface
The hydrosphere
includes water On Earth, liquid
that is on the A planet's water exists on
surface of the hydrosphere the surface in the
planet, can be liquid, form of oceans,
underground, and lakes, and rivers.
vapor, or ice.
in the air.
Earth is sometimes called
the blue planet or
“The Blue Marble”.
The troposphere is the layer we live in containing all the air that we
breathe.
All day-to-day weather occurs in the troposphere.
80% of atmosphere mass is in the troposphere and it’s mostly just nitrogen
and oxygen.
The troposphere is bounded by the tropopause. Then, the stratosphere is
directly above it.
Propeller aircrafts and conventional aviation fly in the troposphere for air
traffic.
Clouds form in the troposphere.
Prior to reaching the next layer
above the troposphere is a thin
buffer zone called
TROPOPAUSE.
STRATOSPHERE