Subsystems of The Earth (Atmosphere)

Question 1

a set of interconnected components that are
interacting to form a unified whole.

Answer 1

System

Question 2

Earth is a complex system of
interrelating physical, chemical and biological processes.

It is a system inwhich sets of interconnected components are interacting to form a unified whole.

Earth is comprised of four major smaller systems known as subsystems.

These are called as
spheres of the Earth.
These are the
__,___,__,__

Answer 2

Atmosphere, Geosphere, Hydrosphere,
and Biosphere.

Question 3

solid earth

Answer 3

Geosphere

Question 4

gases( the air)

Answer 4

Atmosphere

Question 5

All water

Answer 5

hydrosphere

Question 6

all life

Answer 6

Biosphere

Question 7

The atmosphere makes up of all the gases on Earth. Its name comes from the Greek word ___ , which
means “gas”.

It has no specific boundary but an imaginary line called the “____” separates
the atmosphere and outer space.

Answer 7

atmos
Karman line

Question 8

The atmosphere is divided into four different layers:

• It is the lowest layer of the atmosphere
  where temperature decreases with
  altitude.
• Greenhouse effect also occurs in this
  layer
• All weather phenomena occur in this
  layer.
  -The boundary between the troposphere
  and the next layer is called Tropopause.

Answer 8

Troposphere

Question 9

-It is the second layer of the atmosphere
where temperature increases with
altitude due to the presence of ozone
layer.
-contain Ozone layer
- People cannot breath in this layer.
-The boundary between the Stratosphere
and the next layer is called Stratopause.

Answer 9

Stratosphere

Question 10

“Sometimes you have to go up really high to see
how small you really are.“ -_______

Answer 10

Baumgartner

Question 11

In 2013 a skydiver named Felix Baumgartner
went to the highest level of the _____ and
jumped. He was 120,000 feet above the earth’s
surface.

Answer 11

stratosphere

Question 12

-It is the third layer of the atmosphere
where temperature decreases with
altitude reaching up to about-900C (the
coldest temperature in the atmosphere).
- Asteroids enter the atmosphere, they
burn up, creating the streak of light.
Asteroids that enter Earth’s atmosphere
are called meteors.
- The mesopause separates the
mesosphere and the layer above it.

Answer 12

Mesosphere

Question 13

These beautiful blue-white clouds are known as
the _____, which are seen during the
sunset and are better seen from the poles.

Answer 13

noctilucent clouds

Question 14

meteoroid

Answer 14

space

Question 15

meteorite

Answer 15

earth

Question 16

meteor

Answer 16

atmosphere

Question 17

-It is the fourth layer and has the least
amount of atmospheric molecules, but
these receive most of radiation, which
causes the increase in temperature as
altitude increases.
- Hottest layer of the atmosphere.
-Internal space stations orbit here.
-Includes exosphere and ionosphere.

Answer 17

Thermosphere