Subsystems Significant Feature/s How will you take care

of it?
-It is where we live & weather
happens, where clouds form, air
Troposphere
moves a lot here. it holds nearly all of
the water vapor in the Earth’s
atmosphere, regulates temperature
and produces weather.
Stratosphere -OZONE is formed in this layer. O3
absorbs most UV radiation from the
sun. As ozone molecules absorb UV
they get energized, move faster and
produce heat
-Most Meteoroids burn up here … the
Mesosphere
air is very thin, but still dense enough
to slow down meteoroids because of
friction
Thermosphere -Temperature can vary greatly here
because of solar activity.
 Ionosphere -Solar radiation is very strong here &
is absorbed by the few oxygen &
nitrogen molecules resulting in
electrically charged gas particles
(ions) that cause heat
-Am radio waves bounce off these
ions and back to Earth
 Exosphere -Satellites orbit here
-TV & Cell phone signals travel to
satellites here and are bounced back
As a citizen, I can take care
or these Earth's Subsystems
by following the three R's
which is reduce, reuse and
recycle to conserve natural
resources and landfill space.
I can also volunteer for
clean-ups in our community,
help others understand the
importance and value of our
natural resources, conserve
water, choose sustainable,
shopping wisely by buying
less plastic and bringing
reusable shopping bag, use
long lasting light bulbs to
reduce greenhouse gas
emissions, plant trees to
provide food and oxygen and
help combat climate change,
and by choosing non-toxic
chemicals in the home and
office.

Geosphere -The solid portion of Earth that

includes the interior structure, rocks
and minerals, landforms, down to the
deep depths of the core, and the
process that shape the Earth’s
Hydrosphere -This includes all of the water on or
near the Earth’s surface

Biosphere -The regions of the surface,

atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the
earth occupied by living organisms
Troposphere

It is where we live & weather happens, where clouds form, air moves a lot here. it holds nearly all of
the water vapor in the Earth’s atmosphere, regulates temperature and produces weather.

Stratosphere

OZONE is formed in this layer. O3 absorbs most UV radiation from the sun. As ozone molecules
absorb UV they get energized, move faster and produce heat

Mesosphere

Most Meteoroids burn up here … the air is very thin, but still dense enough to slow down meteoroids
because of friction

Thermosphere

Temperature can vary greatly here because of solar activity.

 Ionosphere
- Solar radiation is very strong here & is absorbed by the few oxygen & nitrogen
molecules resulting in electrically charged gas particles (ions) that cause heat
- Am radio waves bounce off these ions and back to Earth
 Exosphere
- Satellites orbit here
- TV & Cell phone signals travel to satellites here and are bounced back

Geosphere

The solid portion of Earth that includes the interior structure, rocks and minerals, landforms, down to
the deep depths of the core, and the process that shape the Earth’s surface.

Hydrosphere

This includes all of the water on or near the Earth’s surface

Biosphere

The regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth occupied by living organisms

As a citizen, I can take care or these Earth's Subsystems by following the three R's which is reduce,
reuse and recycle to conserve natural resources and landfill space. I can also volunteer for cleanups
in our community, help others understand the importance and value of our natural resources,
conserve water, choose sustainable, shopping wisely by buying less plastic and bringing reusable
shopping bag, use long lasting light bulbs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, plant trees to provide
food and oxygen and help combat climate change, and by choosing non-toxic chemicals in the home
and office.