earth systems, resources, and the environment chapter 1.1 & chapter 25
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Earth Systems, Resources, and the Environment
Chapter 1.1 & Chapter 25
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Earth Science
Objectives section 1.1Name the four major branches of Earth ScienceDescribe what is studied in each of the major
branches of Earth ScienceList the major systems of the EarthGive examples and describe how the major systems
interrelate
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Earth Science
Objectives section 1.1Understand how geochemical cycles relate to Earth
systemsDescribe the geochemical cycle for CarbonDescribe the geochemical cycle for Water
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Earth Science
Earth Science includes four major branches:
Astronomy is the study of objects beyond Earth’s atmosphere
Meteorology is the study of the air surrounding the planet.
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Earth Science
Earth Science includes four major branches:
Geology is the study of the materials that make up the Earth and the processes that form the Earth.
Oceanography is the study of the Earth’s oceans.
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Earth Systems
Anything that happens to one thing on Earth affects everything else
We depend on the Earth (all the systems) for survival
Everything that we have is made from Earth materials with the input of energy from two sources.
The two major sources of energy on Earth are the Sun, and heat from Earth’s interior
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Earth Systems
There are four major Earth systems:
Lithosphere – uppermost solid layer of the mantle and the crust (rides on the Asthenosphere)
Atmosphere – air that surrounds the Earth
Hydrosphere – All the water on Earth often called the Water cycle.
Biosphere – all living things on the Earth.
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Earth Systems - Lithosphere
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Earth Systems - Hydrosphere
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Earth Systems
Earth scientists study how the four spheres are interrelated.
A system is a group of interacting parts that form a complex whole.
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Earth Systems
Geochemical cycles – the Earth is essentially a closed system so there is a fixed amount of each element.
Each element cycles through the systems on Earth.
Often an element combines with other elements to form more complex compounds, or is broken down into simpler compounds.
For example: Carbon
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Geochemical cycles
Carbon cycle:
How does carbon cycle through the four systems?
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Geochemical cycles – Carbon C
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Geochemical cycles
Water cycle:
How does water through the four systems?
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Geochemical cycles – Water H2O
There are four major Earth systems:
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25.1 What are resources?
25.1 ObjectivesDistinguish between renewable and non-renewable
resources Identify and understand how renewable and non-
renewable resources are distributed on Earth
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25.1 What are Resources?
Natural resources include Earth’s air, water, land, and all living things.
Renewable resources are things on Earth that can be reproduced in a short period of time. Examples:TreesAgricultural crops (corn, wheat, rice, tomatoes, etc.)Clean drinking waterLiving thingsEnergy from the Sun
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25.1 What are Resources?
It is possible to use renewable resources at a rate faster than they can be “renewed” Examples:Hunting species of animals into extinctionSpecies invasion into ecosystems caused by human
activity Sea lamprey introduced into the Great Lakes
Cutting trees down faster than they can regrow in a forest (deforestation) Haiti, upper Great Lakes region in the late 1800’s
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25.1 What are Resources?
Non-Renewable resources are things on Earth that cannot be reproduced in a short period of time. Examples:Fossil fuels (Coal, Oil, Natural Gas)SoilDiamonds, Gold, Copper, Iron Ore
Non-renewable resources are replaced slowly by geologic chemical and physical properties that may take hundreds of millions of years to reproduce.
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25.1 What are Resources?
Non-renewable resources therefore cannot be replaced in a human timeframe and are considered non-replaceable.
We must either find more of these resources if possible, or slow down the use of then to make them last.
Sustainable societies find a way to use energy and renewable resources at the same rate as the can be renewed.
Sustainable societies try conserve non-renewable energy or resources, or find alternatives where possible.
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25.1 What are Resources?
Our economy and health depend on both renewable and non-renewable resources.
Our survival as a species also depends on these resources (especially clean water, air, and soil)
The human world population is growing and putting increasing pressure on both renewable and non-renewable resources.
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World population growth
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25.2 Land Resources
25.2 ObjectivesDescribe why land is considered to be a natural
resourceRecognize the need to protect Earth’s land as a
resourceDescribe the importance of productive land to
organisms on Earth
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25.2 Land Resources
Arable soil is necessary for crop growth in addition to water, nutrients, and sunlight.
Topsoil takes thousands of years to form from the parent rock.
Each year Earth loses about seven percent of it’s topsoil, yet they must grow more food to support the increasing human population.
The land also supports natural vegetation which in turn supports wildlife.
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25.3 Air resources
ObjectivesRecognize that the atmosphere is an Earth resource.Describe the importance of clean air to organisms on
Earth.
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2.3 Air resources
Most of the life on Earth depends on the balanced exchange of gases in the atmosphere.
Human activities have altered this balance by releasing more carbon dioxide into the air while burning fossil fuels.
Pollutants released into the atmosphere air harmful to human health.
Air pollution can also come from natural sources ( volcanic eruptions and forest fires)
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25.4 Water resources
ObjectivesExplain the importance of clean freshwater to
organisms on Earth.Explain the physical and chemical properties of
water.Explain how the properties of water support life on
Earth.Analyze how water is distributed and used on Earth. Identify ways in which humans can reduce the need
for increasing production of freshwater resources.
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25.4 Water Resources
The Earth is often called “The Blue Planet” or “The Water planet” because 71 percent of the planet is covered with water.
Water is essential for life to exist. Biological actions take place with the aid of water.
Water is the “universal solvent”. Carries nutrients in, and waste products out of cells.
Water exists as a solid, liquid, or gas within the normal temperature ranges on Earth.
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25.4 Water Resources
Water has a high specific heat. It takes a lot of energy to raise the temperature of water.
Water allows organisms that live in the water to survive because of temperature stability.
Water helps to stabilize the temperature of the planet.
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25.4 Water Resources
Solid water is less dense than liquid water (only substance on Earth)
Allows organisms to live in colder temperature because the ice forms on top of bodies of water
Freezing water also helps to break up rock as it gets in the cracks and expands
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25.4 Water Resources
Fresh water is not distributed evenly across the Earth.
Fresh water is held in surface waters or in the groundwater in aquifers.
In many dry areas water is pulled from these aquifers deep in the ground to irrigate crops. These aquifers are being depleted faster than they can be recharged.
Aquifers have been polluted in many areas by chemicals leaching into the ground from industrial activities.
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Earth Systems - Hydrosphere
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25.4 Water Resources
Water management
Dams & Reservoirs – these provide water, but have other environmental consequences (fish migration, beaches, etc)
Transporting fresh water (pipelines, aqueducts, etc.)
Groundwater (about 25% of water use in the U.S.)
Desalination – distillation of salt water to make fresh water.