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EARTH SUBSYSTEMS
GEOSPHERE
ALL OF THE ROCKS THAT MAKE
UP EARTH ARE INCLUDED IN THE
GEOSPHERE, FROM PARTIALLY
MOLTEN ROCK BENEATH THE
CRUST TO ANCIENT, TOWERING
MOUNTAINS TO GRAINS OF SAND
ON A BEACH.

BIOSPHERE
THE BIOSPHERE IS A WORLDWIDE
ECOSYSTEM MADE UP OF LIVING
ORGANISMS (BIOTA) AND THE NONLIVING
(ABIOTIC) COMPONENTS THAT PROVIDE
THEM WITH ENERGY AND NUTRITION. THE
PRODUCTION AND SPLITTING OF
PHOSPHATE BONDS NEED ENERGY FLOW TO
SUSTAIN THE STRUCTURE OF ORGANISMS.

ATMOSPHERE
THE EXPANSE OF AIR AND GAS ENCLOSING
OBJECTS IN SPACE, SUCH AS STARS AND
PLANETS, OR THE AIR AROUND ANY
LOCATION, IS REFERRED TO AS THE
ATMOSPHERE. THE OZONE LAYER AND OTHER
LAYERS THAT MAKE UP THE EARTH'S SKY AS
WE PERCEIVE IT ARE EXAMPLES OF
ATMOSPHERE. THE AIR AND GASES CONFINED
WITHIN A GREENHOUSE ARE ONE EXAMPLE OF
ATMOSPHERE.

HYDROSPHERE
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF WATER ON A PLANET
IS REFERRED TO AS A HYDROSPHERE. THE
HYDROSPHERE IS MADE UP OF WATER ON THE
PLANET'S SURFACE, UNDERGROUND, AND IN
THE ATMOSPHERE. THE HYDROSPHERE OF A
PLANET CAN BE LIQUID, VAPOR, OR ICE.
ON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH, LIQUID
WATER EXISTS IN THE FORM OF OCEANS,
LAKES, AND RIVERS.

CYROSPHERE
THE CRYOSPHERE IS THE COMPONENT OF THE
EARTH SYSTEM THAT IS MADE UP OF FROZEN
WATER.
THERE ARE AREAS ON EARTH WHERE THE
TEMPERATURE IS SO LOW THAT WATER FREEZES
SOLID. "CRYOSPHERE" IS DERIVED FROM THE
GREEK WORD "KRIOS," WHICH MEANING "COLD."
THE CRYOSPHERE INCLUDES ICE AND SNOW ON
LAND.

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INFORMATION PROVIDED BY:WILREANNE RIVERA 11SALVATION
SOURCES:SPHEREOFTHEEARTH.WEEBLY.COM