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Earth Science: Quarter 1 - Module 1 Characteristics of The Earth and Its Subsystems
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Earth Science
Quarter 1 - Module 1
Characteristics of the Earth and Its
Subsystems
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Concept Mapping........................................................................................18
Summary.......................................................................................................................... 19
Assessment: (Post-Test)...................................................................................................20
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References....................................................................................................................... 22
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Module 1
Characteristics of Earth and Its Subsystems
What This Module is About
This module will aid you in understanding the key concepts on topics that will
help you answer the questions related to our very own planet Earth.
1. describe the characteristics of Earth that are necessary to support life (S11ES-Ia-
b-3); and
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How to Learn from this Module
To achieve the learning competencies stated above, you tasked do the following:
• Take your time by reading carefully the lessons.
• Follow diligently the directions in all the activities and exercises.
• Answer all the given tests and exercises.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Read carefully each item and choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.
Lesson
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What I Need to Know
a. b
Figure 1a. Planet earth Figure 1b. Living things thriving on earth
Take a look at the pictures. Reflect on it. What do you see? Can you describe
Earth’s characteristics through these illustrations?
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What’s New
Guess What?
2. P S __ E of X G N
3. D S N E of E RT from the UN
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4. I F U N E of M O on E _RT
5. E R H’S A T O PH R
What Is It
Earth is unique in our solar system because it has liquid water on its surface.
In fact, most of Earth’s surface is about 75 percent and covered with water. Water is
present in the atmosphere, ground, freshwater lakes, rivers, streams; and even in the
polar ice caps. Water is also found in all living things. Some plants, for example, are
as much as 90–95 percent water by weight. Adult humans are about 60 percent
water by weight. Water is important for the many life functions carried out by cells,
tissues, and organs. It helps dissolve certain nutrients and carry them throughout an
organism. Water is also important for disposing of bodily wastes.
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Scientists sometimes speak of Earth as having “Goldilocks” conditions—in
other words, Earth is “just right” for life as we know it. Earth’s place in the solar
system as the third planet from the Sun, places it in an area of space, that is not too
hot and not too cold. If the Sun is closer to Earth, liquid water would not be possible
on this planet as all of it would evaporate and life forms will not exist. If it were a little
farther away, it would be colder and liquid water would always be solid ice. Earth’s
temperatures range from about –88˚C to 58˚C. All organisms on the planet are
adapted to temperatures within this range.
Earth has enough gravitational force to keep most gases close to its surface.
These gases make up the atmosphere. The planet’s atmosphere is approximately
21% oxygen, a gas which is produced mostly by plants needed in respiration. Earth’s
atmosphere also traps heat and protects the Earth from the damaging rays of the
Sun. The moon, the only satellite of Earth also plays important role for life. The
moon’s gravitational pull causes tides. In some instances, the moon also plays a role
in the distribution of life forms, like in birds for migration and navigation. It also has
an
effect on the planet’s polar shifts.
What’s More
A. Fill me In.
Directions. Encircle the word within the parenthesis ( ) that best completes each
statement. (20 points)
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_3. Earth’s water is in the form of ice and is readily available for
organisms.
_4. The energy of the sun drives all life processes on Earth.
_5. Earth is positioned in the Goldilocks zone.
What Is It
What makes earth habitable? The following are the factors that make our
planet capable of sustaining varied life forms which thrive in the various ecosystems.
Try to read and understand the factors that make our planet habitable.
1. Temperature – This will influence how quickly atoms and molecules move.
Most living things are limited to a temperature range of minus 15˚C to 115˚C.
Given this temperature range, H 2O may still exist in liquid form being crucial to
life. Among the other planets, only Earth’s surface has this temperature range.
2. Water – This matter dissolves and transports materials in and out of the cell.
Only Earth has the right chemical materials like liquid water that could support
life.
Right Atmospheric Conditions - The earth’s
atmosphere is capable of trapping heat and
houses the important atmospheric gases such as
carbon dioxide and oxygen which cause the earth
to warm. It shields the surface from harmful
radiation through the ozone layer and Earth has
the right size to hold a sufficient-sized
atmosphere. Earth’s atmosphere is about 100
miles thick.
3. Energy – Living things use light or chemical
energy to run essential life processes. With the Figure 2. Earth’s ozone layer
availability of sufficient energy, organisms can
perform different metabolic reactions through the
cells. The inner planets such as Earth, get too much sunlight for life. The outer
planets get too little.
4. Right Distance from the Sun – Earth is in the
Goldilocks Zone. A region with the just the right
temperature to sustain life – not too cold not too
hot.
5. Strong magnetic field - It shields us from the
electromagnetic radiation coming from the Sun.
The magnetic field deflects the radiation that
may destroy the ozone layer.
6. Nutrients – These are materials that build and
maintain an organism’s body. The inner planets
including Earth and moons have the same
general chemical components which makes Figure 3. Earth’s magnetic field
nutrients easily available in the environment.
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There are various biogeochemical cycles and geologic processes that
facilitate the transport and replenishment of the chemicals and nutrients
required by the biotic factors. Examples include water cycle and volcanism.
The presence of volcanoes, cycle of water and atmosphere, contribute to the
flow of nutrients within earth’s systems.
Directions: Describe the earth as a planet of life based on the specifications written
inside the left boxes. Write your descriptions on the right boxes. Do this in
a sheet of paper.
Atmospheric Features
Presence of Water
Other Factors
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What’s New
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What I Have Learned
Crash Landing
Directions: A meteoroid has hit your spaceship! This happened while you are passing
through a stellar system with one (1) star and seven (7) planets, some of which
has moons. You are running out of fuel so you need to crash land on one of the
planets. Listed below are the planets and their characteristics. Which of these
planets should be your choice for crash landing? Support your answer. Write your
answer in a sheet of paper.
Planet 1 (closest to the star) Planet 4:
Mass: 1.5 (almost the same size as earth) Mass - 1.5 (almost the same size as earth)
Tectonics: Active volcanoes and seismic Tectonics: Active volcanoes and seismic
activity detected activity detected
Atmosphere: None Atmosphere: trace amounts of nitrogen,
Average temperature: 651˚C methane and carbon dioxide
Description: Due to extreme surface Average Temperature: 2˚C
temperatures, instead of an atmosphere, Description: oceans which are cooled solid
the planet has a thin exosphere composed ice all throughout area
of atoms blasted off from the nearby star.
Planet 2 Planet 5
Mass-0.5 (half the size of Earth) Gas giant with one large moon
Tectonics: No activity detected Moon: sulfur dioxide (SO2) atmosphere
Atmosphere: Thin CO2 atmosphere detected Many volcanoes and hot springs on surface
Average Temperature: 10˚C Temperatures in hot spots can be up to
Description: Presence of ice caps in the 600˚C. Other spots away from volcanic heat
polar region, riverbeds with no water, and a can get as low in temperatures 145˚C
number of craters are observed from its
orbit
Planet 3 Planet 6
Mass: 1 (same size as earth) Gas giant with four large, rocky satellites
Tectonics: Active volcanoes and seismic (moons)
activity detected Moons have no appreciable atmosphere
Atmosphere: CO2, H2O(g), O2 Ice detectable on one
Temperature: 50˚C
Description: Liquid water, oceans cover
much of the surface, volcanic island chains
Planet 7 (furthest from star)
Gas giant with two large moons
Moon 1: An atmosphere which is full of
methane gas with very high pressure to
maintain a methane ocean
Temperature: 2˚C
Moon 2: Covered in water ice, ice appears,
cracked and refrozen in parts, indicating a
potential liquid ocean underneath surface
Temperature: 1`˚C
Performance Task:
Suppose you are an astronaut and you have a trip into space riding through a
spaceship, and you are instructed to create a list of items you would need to bring
with you to survive on this extended trip.
What supplies would be necessary for life to continue on this trip? Think
beyond what humans would need, and consider the needs of other forms of life that
humans might bring along.
Enrichment Activity:
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Lesson Subsystems of the Earth
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What’s In
In lesson 1, you have learned about the characteristics of Earth that makes it
suitable for life. Many of these characteristics, result from Earth’s distance from the
Sun.
In the next topic, you will learn about the four subsystems of the earth namely:
atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere. You will also discover through
this lesson that matter and energy flow in these four subsystems.
The planet Earth is home to varied life forms which interact continuously with
the non-living components. There are four subsystems that composed the earth.
These include the atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere. Each of
these systems, allow earth to keep itself in balance. A change in one system will
affect other system.
In this lesson, you will explain that the earth consists of four (4) subsystems,
across whose boundaries, matter and energy flow.
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What’s New
Earth’s Systems
A.
Direction: Supply the blanks with the different subsystems of the earth which
are shown through the illustration. Write your answers in a sheet of paper.
B.
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What Is It
Earth is one of the inner planets in the solar system. According to radiometric
dating record, it is said to be 4.56 billion years old. It is the only planet in the solar
system to harbor life. Earth is a closed system. This means that if it gets what it
wants, it does not return it back. It gets energy from the Sun but returns only some
back to space. Biogeochemical cycles drive the Earth’s subsystems. It is through
these cycles that earth materials are recycled and replenish. The following are the
definitions of the subsystems.
1. Atmosphere – A set of layers of gases that blankets the planet held by the
planet’s gravity. It is consisted of 78% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon
and 0.04% water vapor including all other gases. Different layers of the
atmosphere include the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere and
thermosphere.
4. Biosphere - This is the living sphere of the earth. It is the totality of all the
ecosystems in the whole planet. It compels us to interact with other living
organisms with the influence of the abiotic factors in the system.
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What’s More
Directions: Create “Why” type of questions that relate to the interactions of the
four subsystems of the Earth as illustrated below.
HYDROSPHERE
ATMOSPHERE
BIOSPHERE GEOSPHERE
What I Have Learned
A. Fill
me Up with Earth’s System!
Direction: Identify the subsystems, its component/s and the interactions involved
as indicated by the white blank in the given illustration. Explain you answers on a
separate sheet of paper.
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What I Can Do
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B. Concept Mapping
Directions: Complete the concept map by filling in the necessary information
pertaining on the subsystems of the Earth. Analyze the flow of concepts through the
diagram.
all To form
namely
consist of
consist of
consist of Is a
in of
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Summary
Earth is the only planet in the solar system where life of plants, animals, and
even microorganisms is possible. These salient features of Earth include distance
from the sun, right atmospheric conditions, availability of liquid water and even water
vapor and solid ice, influence of the moon, continuous flow of energy and nutrients in
the system, strong magnetic field and a fitting greenhouse effect to warm the planet.
There are four main subsystems of the Earth. The atmosphere is an envelope
of gases protecting the surface of the planet from ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
The hydrosphere comprised all the bodies of water such as ocean, sea, rivers, lakes
and glaciers. The geosphere is the solid portion of earth which is consist also of the
lithosphere where the crust, mantle and core are found. The biosphere is consisting
of all life forms. These systems interact and are interconnected in sustaining life in
varied forms.
Assessment: (Post-Test)
Direction: Select the letter of your choice. Write it in CAPITAL form. Your answers should be
written on a separate sheet of paper.
1. A
2. D
3. A
4. D
5. A
6. C
7. A
8. C
9. A
10. D
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"What is the Habitable Zone?" Voyages Through Time: A High School Integrated
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