INTRODUCTION

Question 1

main earth systems

Answer 1

atmosphere
biosphere
geosphere
hydrosphere
cryosphere
anthroposphere

Question 2

what is the atmosphere

Answer 2

layers of gases that envelope a planet, and is held in place by the gravity of the planetary body

Question 3

what is the biosphere

Answer 3

also known as ecosphere, the worldwide sum of all ecosystems. The biosphere is virtually a closed system with regard to matter, with minimal inputs and outputs

Question 4

what is the geosphere

Answer 4

includes all the rocks that make up Earth, from the partially melted rock under the crust, mountains and grains of sand on a beach

Question 5

what is the hydrosphere

Answer 5

all the waters on the earth’s surface

Question 6

what is the cryosphere

Answer 6

al the frozen waters on the earth’s surface

Question 7

what is the anthroposphere

Answer 7

encompasses the total human presence throughout the Earth system including our culture, technology, built environment, and associated activities

Question 8

reservoirs

Answer 8

what hold the thing

content of it marked as M, reping mass

Question 9

flux

Answer 9

material transferred

content marked as Q, reping flux of material going into of reservoiur. S reping material out

Question 10

Budget

Answer 10

balance sheet of all sources and sinks of a group of reservoirs.

if source and sinks balance and dont change with time, reservoir is in steady state

Question 11

turnover/residence time

Answer 11

time take to empty sink in absence of source if sinks remain constant