LIFE (4 SUB-SYSTEMS OF THE EARTH) Flashcards
BIOSPHERE; HYDROSPHERE; GEOSPHERE; AND ATMOSPHERE
A SET OF INTERCONNECTED COMPONENTS THAT ARE INTERACTING TO FORM A UNIFIED WHOLE.
SYSTEM
ALSO KNOWN AS THE BLUE PLANET.
EARTH
A SYETEM IN WHICH THERE IS ONLY AN EXCHANGE OF HEAT OR ENERGY AND NO EXCHANGE OF MATTER.
CLOSE SYSTEM
A SYSTEM WHERE ENERGY AND MATTERS ENTER AND LEAVE.
OPEN SYSTEM
A SYSTEM WHERE NO MATTER OR ENERGY LEAVES.
ISOLATED SYSTEM
WHAT SYSTEM DOES EARTH HAVE ?
CLOSED SYSTEM
4 COMPONENTS OR SUBSYSTEMS OF THE EARTH SYSTEM.
ATMOSPHERE
GEOSPHERE (LITOSPHERE)
BIOSPHERE (ECOSPHERE)
HYDROSPHERE
SUB SYSTEM WHICH INCLUDES ALL LIFE FORMS ON EARTH.
BIOSPHERE
BIOSPHERE (METERS FROM THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH).
12,500 METERS
HE WAS THE ONE WHO NAME BIOSPHERE “THE SPHERE OF LIFE”. (E.S)
EDUARD SUESS
BIOSPHERE (YEAR)
1875
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF WATER ON THE PLANET; AND
DYNAMIC MASS OF WATER THAT IS CONTINUOSLY ON THE MOVE.
HYDROSPHERE
HOW MANY GALLONS ARE NEEDED FOR THE EARTH’S WATER?
366.3 SEXTILION GALLONS
COVERED LIQUID / OCEAN WATER (PERCENT).
70%
HYDROSPHERE / SALT WATER (PERCENT).
97.5 -98%
FRESH WATER (PERCENT).
2.5-3%
FRESH WATER EASILY ACCESSIBLE BY HUMAN (PERCENT).
0.3%
IT IS THE THIN GASEOUS LAYER THAT ENVELOPES THE GEOSPHERE (LITOSPHERE); AND
IT SURROUNDS THE PLANET EARTH.
ATMOSPHERE
AEROLOGISTS WHO DISCOVERED ATMOSPHERE. (R.A & L.T.D.B)
RICHARD ASSMANN; &
LEON TEISSERENC DE BORT.
TROPOSPHERE (KILOMETERS FROM THE EARTH SURFACE).
12 KM
STRATOSPHERE (KILOMETERS FROM THE EARTH SURFACE).
50 KM
MESOSPHERE (KILOMETERS FROM THE EARTH SURFACE).
50-70 KM
THERMOSPHERE (KILOMETERS FROM THE EARTH SURFACE).
90 - 150 / 150 -500 KM
HOW MANY PERCENT OF GAS ARE THERE IN ATMOSPHERE?
0.001% GAS
