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Earth is also made up of five major parts or - What makes Earth a system?
subsystems: the Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, ★ The spheres interact with one
Biosphere, Cryosphere, and Geosphere. another, enabling Earth to sustain
Each major part is connected to the other life. The interaction of the
parts in a complex web of processes. spheres is what makes Earth a
system - one sphere cannot act
Scientists increasingly view Earth as a
independently from the rest.
dynamic system – a combination of
interrelated, interdependent or interacting
parts forming a collective whole or entity.
GEOSPHERE
On a macro level, the Earth system
➔ It is the solid region of Earth. It is a
maintains its existence and functions as a
major sphere of Earth that deals with
whole through the interactions of its parts,
the solid components such as
called components.
landforms, rocks and layers of Earth.
- interact to produce the environments
➔ It is not a lithosphere.
we are familiar with.
➔ It has a depth of 6400 km, making it
the largest sphere of Earth.
- WHAT MAKES IT A SYSTEM?
LITHOSPHERE CRUST
➔ It is the entire surface of the earth ➔ At the very surface of the earth is the
from the top of the highest mountain crust, the topmost layer, made
to the bottom of the deepest trench. mostly out of solid silicate rocks like
➔ It refers only to the crust and the top basalt and granite. It is relatively thin
portion of the upper mantle. and occupies just about 1% of
Earth’s Volume.
● It is composed of the earth’s crust
and the underlying cool, dense, and
rigid upper part of the upper
mantle.
● It is a large reservoir of resources
which are important to our survival.
MANTLE
➔ The mantle under the crust is about
2,890 km deep. It is composed
mostly of silicate rocks rich in Mg
and Fe.
Why do we need an
atmosphere?
In a system, every
branches or
components must do
their own part in order
to succeed as a
whole.
Therefore, as citizens
of our country, what
are the things that we
can do to help fight