4 Subsystems Flashcards

1
Q

4 subsystems

A

Atmosphere
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere

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2
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-It makes up of all the gases on Earth.
-It has no specific boundary but an imaginary line called the Karman line separates the atmosphere and outer space.

A

Athmosphere

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3
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Weather 14.5km

A

Troposphere

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4
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Ozone layer 14.5-50km

A

Stratosphere

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5
Q

Coldest layer 50-85km

A

Mesosphere

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6
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Aurora burrels

A

Ionosphäre

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7
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Hottest layer 85-600km

A

Thermosphere

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8
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Outer layer. Fartest layer

A

Exosphere

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9
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-It includes all the soil, rocks, and minerals present in the crust to the core of Earth.
-It is divided into three layers namely crust, mantle, and core.
crust

A

Geosphere

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10
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the outermost layer of the geosphere. It is made mostly of silicate materials.

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Crust

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11
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2 types of crust

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  1. OCEANIC CRUST that lies beneath the oceanic floors is about 5 km to 10 km thick.
  2. CONTINENTAL CRUST thicker, that makes up the continents is about 15 km to 70 km thick.
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12
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2 types of crust

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  1. OCEANIC CRUST that lies beneath the oceanic floors is about 5 km to 10 km thick.
  2. CONTINENTAL CRUST thicker, that makes up the continents is about 15 km to 70 km thick.
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13
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-which lies just below the crust, is made mostly of silicate rocks rich in magnesium and iron.

A

Mantle

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14
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-which lies just below the crust, is made mostly of silicate rocks rich in magnesium and iron.

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Mantle

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15
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-It is about 2 900 km thick.
-The _ has increasing temperatures at increasing depths.

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Mantle

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16
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It is subdivided into several layers based on phase changes of minerals
and the material’s type of deformation.

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Mantle

17
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-It is composed of 78.1% nitrogen, 20.9% oxygen, 0.9% argon, 350 ppm carbon dioxide, and other components.
-It has different layers - troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere.
exosphere

A

Atmosphere

18
Q

-has a radius of $ 480 km, is the innermost layer of Earth.
-It is made up of iron and nickel.

A

Core

19
Q

-has a radius of 3480 km, is the innermost layer of Earth.
-It is made up of iron and nickel.

A

Core

20
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It is comprised of two layers, the outer core and the inner core. These two regions are separated by a boundary called Bullen discontinuity

A

Core

21
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-It is composed of all water on Earth in any form: water vapor, liquid water, and ice.
-It is comprised of 97.5% saltwater and 2.5% freshwater.
-It includes all bodies of water such as oceans, lakes, rivers, and marshes.
Clouds and rain are also part of the _

A

Hydrosphere

22
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-It is comprised of all living things.
-It includes all microbes, plants, and animals.

A

Biosphere

23
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-It extends to the upper areas of the atmosphere where insects and birds can be found.
-It also reaches the deep parts of the oceans where marine organisms can still survive.

A

Biosphere