The Spheres of the Earth CGF3MI Physical Geography Patterns and Processes
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• Planet Earth consists of four main components or reservoirs Cancel
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– Geosphere –Geosphere –Hydrosphere – Hydrosphere + Cryosphere Cryosphere –Atmosphere – Atmosphere –Biosphere – Biosphere
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• The solid Earth, Cancel which includes the Earth beneath our feet with its rocky outer layer or lithosphere and its hot, mushy interior.
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• The hydrosphere,Cancel Download And Print which is comprised of the water of our planet, whether it is in oceans, lakes, or streams, or trapped underground in soils and rock fractures.
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• The atmosphere is Cancel Download And Print Earth's gaseous envelope and the air we breathe. It is mostly made up of nitrogen and oxygen, with smaller but important concentrations of other gases such as carbon dioxide, water vapor, and ozone.
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The Earth System In order to print this document from Scribd, you'll first need to download it.
Download And Print • The earth system encompasses the interaction of all matter and energy within the geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere and biosphere. • As humans, we belong to the biosphere, but our activities affect all of the spheres of the earth system. Cancel
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Download And Print • A system is a kind of model. • A system can be defined as a part of the universe that can be studied separately. • Scientists often describe the natural world by using models such as open and closed systems. Cancel
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And Print • In a closed system, Download energy, such as sunlight, may enter, but matter does not enter or leave. • An example of a closed system would be a sealed glass jar of tea. Cancel
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• Energy, in the form of Cancel Download And Print light, can enter. • Energy can leave, too, as heat passes out through the glass walls of the jar. But if the jar is tipped over, the tea stays in. • As a closed system, the jar of tea does not share matter with its surroundings.
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Cancel Download And Print • An island is a natural example of an open system. • Sunlight (energy) strikes the island, warming it. • The island returns some of this energy to the atmosphere in the form of heat.
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Download And Print • The earth is essentially a closed system that receives energy from the sun. • A little matter escapes from the earth as hydrogen atoms, and some enters through meteorites. Cancel
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