Earth's Interacting Systems
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Objective
I can describe how Earth's systems interact.
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Key concepts
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The four major systems that shape every place on Earth are the atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere.
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The geosphere includes all the solid parts of Earth, like rocks and magma, while the hydrosphere includes all the water, like rivers, ice, and water vapor.
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The Hawaiian Islands were formed by interactions between Earth's systems, where lava from the geosphere cooled with water from the hydrosphere, and plants from the biosphere grew on the new land.
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Practice
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Which of Earth's systems includes all living organisms?
Describe one way the hydrosphere and geosphere interact.
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“Give an example of how the geosphere and the hydrosphere interact.”
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