Atmosphere Lithosphere

One of the most important

It is bounded by The crust and mantle, the
processes by which the Earth's
the atmosphere metallic liquid outer core,
surface is redistributed is through
above and the and the solid metallic inner
atmospheric circulation.
asthenosphere core.
There is also a constant heat and
below.
moisture exchange between the
atmosphere and the hydrosphere
through the hydrologic cycle.
 The hydrosphere is
Atmosphere simply the total of all the Hydrosphere
water in Earth's

One of the most important atmosphere. A

processes by which the Earth's hydrosphere is the total About 70% of the Earth is covered

surface is redistributed is through amount of water on a with liquid water, and much of it is in

atmospheric circulation. planet. The hydrosphere the form of ocean water Only 3% of

There is also a constant heat and includes water that is on Earth's water is fresh: two-thirds are

moisture exchange between the the surface of the planet, in the form of ice, and the remaining

atmosphere and the hydrosphere underground, and in the one-third is present in streams, lakes,

through the hydrologic cycle. air. A planet's and groundwater.

hydrosphere can be
liquid, vapor, or ice
 Atmosphere intimately
Human life depends
on interactions
Biosphere
One of the most important between Earth’s atmosphere global ecological system
processes by which the Earth's and biosphere. Plants provide integrating all living beings and
surface is redistributed is through the oxygen we breathe, their relationships, including their
atmospheric circulation. remove the carbon dioxide weinteraction with the elements of
There is also a constant heat and exhale, and, through the lithosphere, geosphere,
moisture exchange between the transpiration—the biologically hydrosphere, and atmosphere.
atmosphere and the hydrosphere controlled evaporation of
through the hydrologic cycle. water from plant leaves
 Human life depends Hydrosphere
Lithosphere intimately on interactions
About 70% of the Earth is
between Earth’s atmosphere
covered with liquid water, and
and biosphere. Plants provide
The crust and mantle, the much of it is in the form of ocean
the oxygen we breathe,
metallic liquid outer core, and water Only 3% of Earth's water is
remove he carbon dioxide we
the solid metallic inner core. fresh: two-thirds are in the form
exhale, and, through
of ice, and the remaining one-
transpiration—the biologically
third is present in streams, lakes,
controlled evaporation of
and groundwater.
water from plant leaves