Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Chapter 1:
- Earths Four Spheres
- Biosphere
- Includes all life
- influences other three spheres
- Atmosphere
- Hydrospheres
- Ocean- the most prominent feature of
the hydrosphere
- nearly 71% of Earth's Surfaces
- nearly 97% of Earth's
water
- Also includes fresh
water
- Lithosphere
- Earth's rigid outer layer
- Solid Earth consists of
- Crust
- Core
- Mantle
- Lithosphere includes
- Crust
- Part of the upper mantle
- Divisions of the Earths's surface
- Continents
- Ocean Basins
- Earth
Science
- Encompasses all sciences that seek to understand
- Earth
- Earth's neighbors in
space
- Includes
- Geology
- Physical geology examines the materials composing Earth
- Historical geology is the study of the origin and development of Earth
- Oceanography
- Not a separate and distinct science Oceanography integrates
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Geology
- Biology
- Meteorology
- Astronomy
- Environmental Problems
- Problems Include
- Local, regional and global
- Urban Air pollution
- Human-induced and accentuated
- Acid Rain
- Ozone Depletion
- Global Warming
- Natural Hazards
- Earthquakes
- Landslides
- Floods
- Hurricanes
- MInerals Versus Rocks
- Definition of Minerals
- Naturally Occurring
- Inorganic
- Solid
- Have a definite chemical structure
- Nearly 4000 known minerals
- Rocks are aggregates of minerals
- Composition and structure of minerals
- Elements
- Basic building blocks on minerals
- Over 100 known
- Atoms
- Have all the characteristics of an element
- Smallest particles of matter
- Minerals
- Properties of minerals
- Luster
- Color
- Crystal Form
- Hardness
- Streak
- Cleavage
- fracture
- Rock Forming Minerals
- Iron
- Calcium
- Oxygen
- Silicon
- Aluminum
- Sodium
- Potassium
- Magnesium