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Earth Science Lesson 2

The Earth consists of four interconnected subsystems - the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. The geosphere is composed of rocks and landforms, the hydrosphere includes all of Earth's water, the atmosphere is a mixture of gases surrounding the planet, and the biosphere encompasses all living things and organic matter. Changes within one subsystem impact the others as they constantly interact to sustain life on Earth.

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Earth Science Lesson 2

The Earth consists of four interconnected subsystems - the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. The geosphere is composed of rocks and landforms, the hydrosphere includes all of Earth's water, the atmosphere is a mixture of gases surrounding the planet, and the biosphere encompasses all living things and organic matter. Changes within one subsystem impact the others as they constantly interact to sustain life on Earth.

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THE EARTH’S SUBSYSTEM

Earth is composed of four subsystems – geosphere,


hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere

These subsystems are linked systems and any change in one affects the
others. The interaction between the systems is important in supporting life on
1. Geosphere
It consists all of the cold, hard solid land of Earth.
It is composed of naturally occurring solid collection
of minerals, organic material, or natural glass called
rocks. Geosphere also has geologic landforms like
mountains and hills.
2. Hydrosphere
This is the totality of Earth’s water, including the
frozen parts called cryosphere. Earth is the only
planet in the solar system that contains water. About
70% of Earth’s surface is covered with water.
3. Atmosphere
Atmosphere is the mixture of gases such as
nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide, and water
vapor that surround the planet. Its relative abundance
on Earth is crucial.
The most abundant air in the atmosphere is
nitrogen with 78%, next is oxygen at 21%, argon
0.9%, and the remaining 0.1% are other traces of
gases.
4. Biosphere
The biosphere includes all life forms and even the
organic matter that has not decomposed yet. All
organisms are included in this system. The
interaction between the different subsystems is most
dynamic in this zone.
How do these subsystems interact?
As an example, let’s interpret the image
below.
Humans (biosphere) construct a dam out of rock materials

(geosphere). Water in the lake (Hydrosphere) seeps into the

cliff walls behind the dam, and becomes groundwater

(geosphere), or dissolve into the air (atmosphere). Humans

(biosphere) apply energy from the water (hydrosphere) by

having it spin turbines (geosphere) to generate electricity

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