The Earth has 5 SUBSYSTEMS

One of the subsystems of Earth is

the HYDROSPHERE.

The HYDROSPHERE is the "WATER" part of the Earth.

The hydrosphere includes:  bodies of water like rivers, lakes, oceans,

ponds, and even puddles.

It also includes precipitation.

The ATMOSPHERE is another subsystem of the EARTH

The ATMOSPHERE includes the 4 different layers: (troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere).  It includes the gases in our atmosphere like N2, O2, CO2, H2O, Ar, Ne, ... 

The GEOSPHERE is another subsystem of Earth and includes all landforms, mountains, soil, minerals, and rocks.

The GEOSPHERE can also include the layers of the Earth that we do NOT see, such as the "lithosphere, asthenosphere, mantle, and core."

The 5th SUBSYSTEM includes the glaciers and the ice portion of the Earth's systems. It is called the CRYOSPHERE

CRYOSPHERE is sometimes included in the "Hydrosphere."  WHY do you think this might be so?

CRYO- means to "freeze"

Do we only see one "subsystem" at a time?

Rarely, subsystems are usually "interacting" with another subsystem.

Here you see the BIOSPHERE interacting with the HYDROSPHERE

Sometimes, one subsystem might affect the other subsystem.

Here we see some rain clouds in the ATMOSPHERE that might affect the BIOSPHERE (the crops).  The crops are growing on the GEOSPHERE.

Here we see the biosphere (human and forest) interacting with the geosphere (the path).  The human is wearing down the path with the bike tires.

What subsystems do you see interacting here?

What about here?

On a piece of paper, describe how the systems you see in this kayak photo interact and affect the other systems.

 

Also write about this beach scene.

Explain each of the subsystems you see.

Also, explain how the different systems interact and might affect the other.