 Characterized by its blue waters, rocky

brown and green land masses with white

clouds set against a black background.
 It is the third planet from the Sun and a few
hundred kilometers larger than planet
Venus in terms of diameter. Also, it is the
fifth largest planet in the solar system.
 It is the only known planet that can support
life.
 Our home planet is special because 70% of
it's surface is covered by water.
 Earth is made up of erratic, complex
and interactive systems that make it a
constantly changing planet.
 Earth is the only planet not only in the
solar system but also among all the
others discovered in the universe in
which humans can breathe in.
• It is a terrestial planet and is placed at
a perfect distance from the sun called
the habitable zone, which is neither too
close nor too far away.
 Earth was formed over 4.5 billion
years ago. Earth's gravity interacts
with other objects in space, especially
the Sun and the Moon, Earth's only
natural satellite. Earth orbits around
the sun in 365.26 days, a period
known as an Earth year. During this
time, Earth rotates about it's axis
about 366.26 times.
 The shape of Earth is approximately
oblate spheroidal.
 Earth Science (also known as
geoscience)
- is a comprehensive term
used for all sciences related to earth
geology, meteorology, oceanography
etc.
• Air, water, land and life are the four
major systems of Earth. Each helps
shape the structure of the planet. A
system is defined as a group of
independent parts that work together as
a whole.
 The biophysical components of the Earth
system are often referred to as spheres and
are subdivided into four: geosphere,
hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere.
 This four regulate the different functions
on Earth such as the climate system,
ecological services generated by the living
biosphere, including food production, and
natural resources like fossil fuels and
minerals.
 In the 19th century, geographer
Alexander Von Humboldt postulated
the basic concept of earth system by
interpreting it's nature.
 In the 20th century, Vladimir
Vernadsky saw the function of the
biosphere as a geological force which
in return promoted the diversity of
life.
 In the mid-1960s, James Lovelock
first postulated the regulatory role of
the biosphere.
 This role is known as the Gaia
hypothesis.
 In 1970 Lynn Margulis, an American
evolutionary theorist further developed
this.

THE GEOSPHERE
• The geosphere makes up the solid
portion of the Earth, it's structure and land.
The planet's inner core which extends to
the crust, is predominantly classified as
the lithosphere: the upper mantle and the
crust.
 Geosphere came from a Latin name
"Geo" which means "ground". Our
planet's surface is covered by a thin
layer called crust. The Earth's crust has
a thin layer called crust. The Earth's
crust has a thin layer measuring 40 km
deep composed of solid rocks and
minerals with temperature of 22°C.
• The crust is made up of large rocks. It
is divided into two forms; Oceanic crust
and Continental crust.
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Vivien A. Millamina
11-ABM