LIFE OF EARTH & EARTH SYSTEM Flashcards
(14 cards)
Earth is situated in an area in the solar system
goldilocks zone or the habitable
zone.
came from the Greek word meaning “rock layer”.
“geosphere”
It is a part of water which is liquid
water.
HYDROSPHERE
is made of all the
frozen water on Earth. Snow, ice, sea ice,
glaciers, ice shelves, icebergs,
Cryosphere
It is a mixture of gases (nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide, and water vapor) that
surrounds the Earth.
ATMOSPHERE
All of the precipitations are
developed in this layer.
Troposphere-
it has a lower air pressure
when compare to troposphere.
Stratosphere
lowest temperature is found.
Mesosphere
Characterized by a rapid
increase in temperature as high as 2000
Degree Celsius
Thermosphere-
it is where our satellites are
located.
Ionosphere
“fountain layer” of the
atmosphere. It begins at an altitude of about
560 km.
Exosphere-
Characterized by a rapid
increase in temperature as high as 2000
Degree Celsius
Thermosphere-
it is where our satellites are
located.
Ionosphere
It is the “Life Zone” of Earth, and includes all living organisms and all organic matter that
has not yet decomposed.
BIOSPHERE
