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    1) Earth can be conceptualized as having four interacting spheres: the geosphere (rocks), hydrosphere (water), atmosphere (air), and biosphere (life). 2) The spheres interact where they meet at the surface, such as plants drawing water from soil or humans building structures from rock and wood. 3) Energy and materials continuously move between the spheres through natural processes like the water cycle or through human activities like agriculture. Changes to one sphere ultimately affect the others due to their interconnectedness.

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    1) Earth can be conceptualized as having four interacting spheres: the geosphere (rocks), hydrosphere (water), atmosphere (air), and biosphere (life). 2) The spheres interact where they meet at the surface, such as plants drawing water from soil or humans building structures from rock and wood. 3) Energy and materials continuously move between the spheres through natural processes like the water cycle or through human activities like agriculture. Changes to one sphere ultimately affect the others due to their interconnectedness.

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    1) Earth can be conceptualized as having four interacting spheres: the geosphere (rocks), hydrosphere (water), atmosphere (air), and biosphere (life). 2) The spheres interact where they meet at the surface, such as plants drawing water from soil or humans building structures from rock and wood. 3) Energy and materials continuously move between the spheres through natural processes like the water cycle or through human activities like agriculture. Changes to one sphere ultimately affect the others due to their interconnectedness.

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    1) Earth can be conceptualized as having four interacting spheres: the geosphere (rocks), hydrosphere (water), atmosphere (air), and biosphere (life). 2) The spheres interact where they meet at the surface, such as plants drawing water from soil or humans building structures from rock and wood. 3) Energy and materials continuously move between the spheres through natural processes like the water cycle or through human activities like agriculture. Changes to one sphere ultimately affect the others due to their interconnectedness.

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    Earth Science: Sphere

    Interactions
    Objective: Understanding connections between spheres of
    the Earth as a Global system

    Standards: 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5f


    Earth
    •  Apollo 17 astronauts captured a snapshot of the
    Earth system on their way to the moon in 1972.
    Essentially everything that was a part of the
    system then is still a part of the system today—
    that's why it's considered a closed system. All of
    the matter (solid, liquid, and gas) and all of the
    processes that move energy and materials from
    one part of the planet to another make up the
    Earth system.
    Looking at the image, what are the major parts
    of our planet that can interact as a system?
    Earth’s Four Spheres
    •  Four major parts of Earth work together as a
    complex system: rocks, water, air, and life.
    •  On a global scale, each part can be thought
    of as a sphere that when combined form our
    planet.
    •  The four parts are called the geosphere,
    hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere.
    Detailing the 4 spheres
    •  Lithosphere or Geosphere – Earth’s
    core, mantle, and crust: continents,
    ocean floor, rocks, sand, dust, metal,
    brick, and asphalt

    •  Hydrosphere – Earth’s oceans, lakes,


    rivers, groundwater, glaciers, polar ice
    caps, rain, and snow
    Detailing the 4 spheres
    (continued…)
    •  Atmosphere: Earth’s oxygen, nitrogen,
    water vapor, ozone, and wind

    •  Biosphere: Earth’s living organisms


    such as plants, humans, animals,
    insects and microbes
    Describe each of Earth's four spheres. List
    several examples of features in each
    sphere
    Do you think clouds should be classified as
    part of the atmosphere, or part of the
    hydrosphere? Explain why.
    Sphere Interactions
    •  The surface of the geosphere, where
    the rocky part of our planet is in contact
    with water, air, and/or life is generally
    where the spheres intersect and affect
    each other.
    •  The processes that move matter and
    energy from one sphere to another, we
    can call sphere interactions.
    LOOK AT THE PICTURE BELOW, IDENTIFY THE SPHERES AND AT
    LEAST TWO SPHERE INTERACTIONS…
    Example of Sphere
    Interactions
    •  Humans (biosphere) built a
    dam out of rock materials
    (geosphere).
    •  Water in the lake
    (hydrosphere) seeps into the
    cliff walls behind the dam,
    becoming groundwater
    (geosphere), or evaporating
    into the air (atmosphere).
    •  Humans (biosphere) harness
    energy from the water
    (hydrosphere) by having it spin
    turbines (geosphere, because
    the turbines come from metal
    ores in the ground) to produce
    electricity.
    How are Earth’s Spheres Interacting?
    •  What sphere interactions
    can you infer from this
    photograph?
    •  When you identify sphere
    interactions, think of one
    feature in the image at a
    time, decide which sphere
    it is a part of, then
    consider how it interacts
    with the other spheres.
    •  With a partner, describe
    interactions in this scene,
    tracing the movement of
    materials or energy
    through all four of Earth's
    spheres if possible.
    Plants (biosphere) draw water (hydrosphere) and nutrients
    from the soil (geosphere) and release water vapor into the
    atmosphere. Humans (biosphere) use farm machinery
    (manufactured from geosphere materials) to plow the
    fields, and the atmosphere brings precipitation
    (hydrosphere) to water the plants. Energy from the sun is
    stored by plants (biosphere). When humans or animals
    (biosphere) eat the plants, they acquire the energy
    originally captured by the plants. Humans expend some of
    this energy arranging bricks and wood (geosphere and
    biosphere) into buildings.
    In each image, look for evidence of materials
    and energy moving among the spheres.

    •  List the major features


    in the image and tell
    which sphere each one
    represents.

    •  Describe sphere
    interactions you can
    infer from the scene.

    •  Whenever possible,
    follow the results of an
    interaction through all
    four spheres.
    Earth System Processes
    •  The interactions you've been describing are the
    processes of Earth system science. The current
    "balance" among these complex interactions makes
    it possible for life to flourish here. Because the
    spheres are all part of the same interconnected
    system, changes in any sphere ultimately affect the
    other spheres as well.
    •  What effect do you have on the Earth system? As a
    part of the biosphere, think of some ways that you
    change the atmosphere, hydrosphere, or
    geosphere.
    •  List some Earth sphere interactions that result from
    your own daily activities.

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