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    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

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    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 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 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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