From the ground underneath us to the stars in the sky, we all are apart of the earth’s spheres. Us as humans fit in with earth’s spheres very well actually. There are different spheres on Earth that we tie into that play a part in our lives. Here are the spheres that I will be tying us into Hydrosphere, Exosphere, Atmosphere, and Geosphere. These spheres play a crucial part in our lives and explaining what each sphere affects us. The spheres have an important job on our earth and we need to realize it. Sometimes our spheres turn out good and bad things that affect our lives. Why not start with one that helps supply us water. Hydrosphere supply the earth water to help sustain water on earth. The definition of the hydrosphere is all the waters
The Atmosphere consist of four layers and they are Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, and Thermosphere. Troposphere is the lowest atmospheric layer. The temperature ranges from 10°C to -42°C closer to the top of the Troposphere (McConnell, D., Steer, D., Knight, C., & Owens, K., 2010, P. #384). The Troposphere is important to us because it contains three-quarters of all the air in the atmosphere (McConnell, D., Steer, D., Knight, C., & Owens, K., 2010, P. #384). Also in this atmosphere part contains water, which we depend on for everyday use. The Stratosphere contains the ultraviolet radiation which protects us from getting the full force of the ultraviolet radiation. “Ozone keeps harmful UV rays from reaching Earth’s surface, but it did not form until oxygen became an abundant gas in the atmosphere.” (McConnell, D., Steer, D., Knight, C., & Owens, K., 2010, P. #384). The Mesosphere protects the Earth from NEOs. “While oxygen and nitrogen molecules are rarer at these altitudes, sufficient gas is still present to heat up incoming space debris to form meteors.” (McConnell, D., Steer, D., Knight, C., & Owens, K., 2010, P. #385) The Thermosphere this layer protects us from the X-rays, gamma rays, and short-wavelength radiation come to the Earth and affects us (McConnell, D., Steer, D., Knight, C., & Owens, K., 2010, P. #385). We fit into earth’s spheres by
The earth’s rocks are three compositional layers which are crust, mantle, and core. “...that the molten outer core is the source of Earth 's magnetic field.” (pg.85) to focus on how the magnetic field plays a part in with all the earth’s spheres and how it is important to us. “Earth 's polarity is not a constant. Unlike a classic bar magnet, the matter governing Earth 's magnetic field moves around. Geophysicists are pretty sure that the reason Earth has a magnetic field is because its solid iron core is surrounded by a fluid ocean of hot, liquid metal. The flow of liquid iron in Earth 's core creates electric currents, which in turn creates the magnetic field.(Reid, P)” The importance of having the magnetic field is that it helps us tell where north and south it, this also affects animals not just humans. Bird use the magnetic fields to travel south and north depending on the season. For my counterargument, someone might say you don’t need magnetic fields for direction we can find other ways to get around without them. That is correct you can use others ways like for example at night you can locate the North Star that will be North, and watching the sun in the morning the sun
Seismic studies show that the mid-oceanic ridges experience an elevated number of earthquakes. All these observations indicate intense geological activity at the mid-oceanic ridges. Periodically, the Earth's magnetic field reverses. New rock formed from magma records the orientation of Earth's magnetic field at the time the magma cools. Study of the sea floor with magnetometers revealed "stripes" of alternating magnetisation parallel to the mid-oceanic ridges.
Hydrosphere: This is where the water sphere is located. It is made up of everything
I’d first like to discuss the four closest planets to the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, also known as terrestrial planets. These planets are different from Jovian planets, mostly because of their solid surfaces. However, these are not the only explanations for the distinctions between the Jovian and Terrestrial planets. Terrestrial planets have few moons, no rings surrounding the planets, high densities, and usually slow rotations. These planets are special because of their heavy metal core, which explains their high densities. When it comes to topography, these planets are known for having valleys and craters, which make them different from the gaseous Jovian planets. The atmospheres of the four terrestrial planets range from very thick atmospheres to very thing atmospheres. Throughout this paper, I will go more in-depth into each of these planets and what makes each one of them
The traditional theory about the Earth’s core suggest that the core of the Earth is a solid nickel and iron sphere surrounded by a fluid metallic magma. The rotation of the Earth is believed to create massive columns of magma to swirl in the core. These columns are believed to produce the Earth’s magnetic field. This theory is based on the assumption that the Earth’s core is cooling and will eventually cool completely and cease to produce energy and a magnetic field. However, this theory does not answer many ongoing mysteries about the Earth, such as why the Earth’s magnetic field periodically shuts down, and questions about the energy production of the Earth. It was apparent that a new theory was needed to explain the mystery of the Earth’s core.
Within our Solar System lies an abundance of planets, each with their own unique characteristics, including the Terrestrial planets of Venus, Earth, and Mars who vary in many aspects but, most importantly, their atmosphere.
the earth that allow the world to be inhabitable. This layer of water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and other gases works
First is a description of the greenhouse effect. The earth’s atmosphere has four layers, or zones, with each having distinct differences in temperature. The troposphere is the first layer surrounding the earth. Within this layer air is continually circulating and moving heat and moisture around the earth. The troposphere is denser than the other layers due to the fact that gravity keeps the majority of air molecules near the earth. This is about 75 percent of all the atmospheric mass. It is also the warmest layer (Cunningham & Cunningham, ...
Introduction on Water It covers 70% of our planet, makes up 75% of our body, it is necessary for survival and it is declining at a rapid rate (http://www.sscwd.org). It is water. Unfortunately, clean water is rare, almost 1 billion people in developing countries do not have access to water everyday. “Yet, we take it for granted, we waste it, and we even pay too much to drink it from little plastic bottles” (The Water Project). Use of earth’s natural resources should be seen as prosperity, although it is taken for granted, every aspect of daily life revolves around the environment, forcing water conservation to be necessary for future on this planet.
Everyday experience tells us that different actions need different environments to take place in a satisfactory way. This fact is of course taken into consideration by current theory of planning and architecture, but so far the problem has been treated in a too abstract way. ‘Taking place’ is usually understood in a quantitative, functional sense with implications such as spatial distribution and dimensioning. But inter-human functions are not similar everywhere, they take place in very different ways and demand places with different properties, in accordance with different cultural traditions and different environmental conditions.
...compasses to go haywire. Even less logical explanations such as alien attacks or particles from the city of atlantis affecting the magnetic field, exist, and are believed by some people. Other theories such as pirates, time vortexes, and methane hydrates are also thought to be a cause(http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/bermuda-triangle8.htm).
The first time we know about magnets was in 1269, when a soldier named Peter Peregrinus, wrote a letter about everything that was known at that time about a stone called magnetite. It is reported that he was writing this when he was guarding the walls of Lucera, a small town in Italy. It is also reported that, “While people insi...
Water is the most vital part of life. Water is needed from humans, to plants and other organisms, and to do basically everything. Water allows our bodily functions to work and to remove waste from our bodies. Plants need water to grow, and humans need plants to gr...
The hydrosphere is an open system that contains all of a planet's solid, liquid, and gaseous water (Answers.com). As an open system, the hydrosphere interacts with the surrounding systems through inputs and outputs (Lenkeit).
Water covers about seventy one percent of Earth’s surface. Earth is the only planet to have stable bodies of liquid water on its surface which is crucial for all known life forms. Water is a substance which acts as a solvent in which organic compounds can mix, and it is the substance which is thought to be necessary to facilitate the formation of life. There are many forms of water which include ice, liquid, and gas. Because water can exist as a gas, it can be stored in the atmosphere and be delivered as precipitate. Water also helps regulate the climat...
...placing a soft metal core (commonly an iron alloy) inside a coil of wire through which electric current passes in order to produce a magnetic field. The strength and polarity of the magnetic field changes depending on the magnitude of the current flowing through the wire and the direction of the current flow. While there is sufficient flow of current, the core behaves like a magnet; however, as soon as the current stops, the magnetic properties also disappear. Modern devices that make use of electromagnets are the televisions, telephones, computers and electric motors.