This presentation provides students with a comprehensive guide to understanding the Earth's systems and resources. By understanding these systems, students can better appreciate the complexity of the Earth and its processes, as well as how we affect and are affected by them. This knowledge is essen...
- It was formed around 4.6 billion years ago
- It is the third planet away from the sun in the solar system
- It is the only planet known to support life
Earth can be divided into three sections:
- the biosphere: includes all forms of life (plants and animals)both on land and in the sea.
- the hydrosphere: includes all forms of water (freshwater, saltwater, snow, and ice)
- the internal structure: divided into the crust, mantle, and core
,Layers of the Earth
The lithosphere is the
solid, outer part of
Earth. Earth consists of
three main layers: (1)
the core, or the inner
layer; (2) the mantle, in
the middle; and (3) the
crust, which includes the
continents and the
ocean floor.
, Core
The core is composed mostly of iron and is so hot that the outer core is
molten.
The inner core is under such extreme pressure that it remains solid
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