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Earth System Components
Hydrosphere
Definition:
A hydrosphere is the total amount of water on a planet. The hydrosphere includes water that is on the surface of the planet, underground, and in the air.
Example:
oceans, seas, lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams
Source:
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/hydrosphere/
https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Hydrosphere#:~:text=The%20hydrosphere%20includes%20water%20storage,the%20surface%20area%20of%20Earth
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Geosphere
Definition
The geosphere is the earth itself: the rocks, minerals, and landforms of the surface and interior.
Example
Earth's rock, soil and sand, mudflats, ocean trenches, sandy beaches and lava flows.
Source:
https://www.agci.org/earth-systems/geosphere#:~:text=The%20geosphere%20is%20the%20earth,paste%2Dlike%20flow%20of%20elements
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Cryosphere
Definition
The cryosphere refers to Earth's ice in all its forms.
Example:
snow cover, glaciers, ice sheets, ice shelves, icebergs, sea ice.
Source:
https://wmo.int/topics/cryosphere#:~:text=Cryosphere%20includes%20the%20components%20of,frozen%20ground%2C%20and%20solid%20precipitation
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Atmosphere
Definition
The atmosphere is a mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth.
Example
Clouds in the sky, the wind, Sunshine,
Source
https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/atmosphere/what-is-atmosphere#:~:text=The%20atmosphere%20is%20a%20mixture,differences%20between%20day%20and%20night
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Biosphere
Definition
The biosphere is a global ecosystem made up of living organisms (biota) and the nonliving (abiotic) factors that provide them with energy and nutrients.
Example
Animals, human beings, plants, fungi, insects.
Source
https://byjus.com/chemistry/what-is-biosphere/#:~:text=The%20biosphere%20is%20a%20global,air%20combine%20to%20sustain%20life
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