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KINDNESS IS FREE.
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 At the end of the session, the
learner should be able to:
Identify the characteristics of Earth that
support life.
Explain how Earth’s four subsystems
interact.;
Analyze real-world environmental issues
using the Earth subsystem framework;
and
Reflect on personal responsibility as
LEARNING TARGETS
stewards of the environment.
EARTH
 ACTIVITY:
ACTIVITY:

BLANK WILL
BLANK WILL
KEEPS US
KEEPS US ALIVE!
ALIVE!
EARTH AS AA
EARTH AS
HABITABLE
HABITABLE
PLANET
PLANET
FACTORS THAT MAKE THE PLANET HABITABLE

Temperature
1.. Temperature
1
Water
2.. Water
2
Atmosphere
3.. Atmosphere
3
Energy
4.. Energy
4
Nutrients
5.. Nutrients
5
Temperature
 Temperature
It influences
It influences howhow molecules
molecules behave—too
behave—too hot,hot , and
and essential
essential

organic molecules
organic molecules might
might break
break down;
down; too
too cold,
cold, and
and chemical
chemical

reactions
reactions necessary
necessary forfor life
life slow
slow down
down or
or freeze
freeze altogether.
altogether.

A stable,
A moderate temperature
stable, moderate temperature range
range allows
allows liquid
liquid water to
water to

exist,, which
exist which is
is critical
critical for
for biological
biological processes.
processes.

Extreme temperatures,
Extreme temperatures, like like those
those on
on Mercury
Mercury or or Neptune,
Neptune,

prevent
prevent life
life from
from existing
existing asas we
we know
know it.
it .
Temperature
Earth’s
Earth position in
’s position in
the Goldilocks
the Goldilocks Zone
Zone

(not
(not too hot
too hot,, not
not

too
too cold)
cold) is
is ideal
ideal for
for

life
life to
to thrive.
thrive.
Water
Water
 Water
Water
It dissolves
It dissolves substances, allowing nutrients
substances, allowing nutrients,, minerals
minerals,, and
and
gases to be
gases to be transported
transported within
within organisms.
organisms.

Water is
Water is involved
involved in
in crucial
crucial processes
processes such
such as
as metabolism,
metabolism,

photosynthesis,
photosynthesis, and
and cell
cell hydration.
hydration.

Earth is
Earth is the
the only
only known
known planet
planet with
with large
large quantities of liquid
quantities of liquid

water on the
water on the surface
surface—making
—making itit uniquely
uniquely habitable.
habitable.
Atmosphere
Atmosphere
 Atmosphere
Atmosphere
It traps
It traps heat
heat through
through the
the greenhouse effect,, keeping
greenhouse effect Earth
keeping Earth

warm
warm andand stable.
stable.

It filters
It harmful radiation
filters harmful radiation (like
(like UV
UV rays)
rays) through
through the ozone
the ozone
layer.
layer.

The air
The air provides
provides gases
gases needed
needed byby living
living things,
things, such
such as
as

oxygen
oxygen (for
(for animals
animals and
and humans)
humans) and
and carbon
carbon dioxide
dioxide (for
(for
plants).
plants).
Energy
 Energy
Plants use
Plants use sunlight
sunlight to
to make
make food
food through
through photosynthesis.
photosynthesis.

Solar radiation
Solar radiation drives
drives the
the water
water cycle,
cycle, weather
weather systems, and
systems, and

climate.
climate.

Some organisms
Some organisms also
also get
get energy from chemical
energy from chemical sources
sources (like
(like

sulfur-rich
sulfur-rich hydrothermal
hydrothermal vents),
vents), as
as mentioned
mentioned in
in life
life beyond
beyond

the
the surface
surface examples.
examples.
Nutrients
Nutrients
 Nutrients
Nutrients
Nutrients are
Nutrients are essential
essential substances
substances that
that organisms
organisms need
need to
to

build and
build and repair
repair tissues
tissues and
and to
to sustain
sustain life.
life.

They come
They come from
from air,
air, water,
water, and
and soil
soil (e.g.,
(e.g., nitrogen,
nitrogen,

phosphorus,
phosphorus, carbon).
carbon).

On Earth
On Earth,, natural
natural processes
processes like
like decomposition
decomposition and
and

weathering recycle
weathering recycle nutrients
nutrients to
to keep
keep ecosystems
ecosystems balanced.
balanced.
SUMMARY
Earth is habitable
Earth is habitable because
because it
it has
has::
The right
The right temperature
temperature for
for stable
stable

conditions
conditions

Abundant water
Abundant water that supports life
that supports life
processes
processes

An atmosphere
An atmosphere thatthat protects
protects and
and
sustains life
sustains life
Energy sources
Energy sources to
to fuel
fuel ecosystems
ecosystems
Nutrients that
Nutrients that keep
keep organisms
organisms alive
alive
and functioning
and functioning
SUBSYSTEMS
GROUP ACTIVITY:
GROUP ACTIVITY:

MATCH ME
MATCH ME IF
IF
YOU CAN!
YOU CAN!
 THE FOUR
THE FOUR
SUBSYSTEMS
SUBSYSTEMS
OF THE
OF THE
EARTH
EARTH
EARTH IS A COMPLEX SYSTEM MADE UP OF FOUR MAJOR
SUBSYSTEMS THAT INTERACT AND SUPPORT LIFE.

1..
1 Geosphere
Geosphere
2..
2 Hydrosphere
Hydrosphere
3..
3 Atmosphere
Atmosphere
4..
4 Biosphere.
Biosphere.
 Geosphere
Geosphere
THE GEOSPHERE
THE GEOSPHERE ISIS THE
THE SOLID
SOLID PART
PART OF
OF THE
THE

EARTH.
EARTH. IT
IT INCLUDES
INCLUDES THE
THE CRUST,
CRUST, MANTLE,
MANTLE,

AND
AND CORE, AS WELL
CORE, AS WELL ASAS ROCKS,
ROCKS, SOIL,
SOIL, AND
AND
LANDFORMS LIKE
LANDFORMS LIKE MOUNT
MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS.
AINS AND VALLEYS.

IT IS
IT IS THE
THE FOUNDATION
FOUNDATION WHERE
WHERE ALL
ALL LIFE
LIFE

FORMS
FORMS LIVE
LIVE AND
AND GROW.
GROW.

IT PROVIDES
IT PROVIDES THE
THE MINERALS,
MINERALS, NUTRIENTS,
NUTRIENTS,

AND
AND PHYSICAL
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENT THAT
THAT

ORGANISMS
ORGANISMS NEED.
NEED.

NATURAL
NA TURAL EVENTS LIKE
EVENTS LIKE VOLCANIC
VOLCANIC
ERUPTIONS AND
ERUPTIONS AND EARTHQUAKES
EARTHQUAKES BEGIN
BEGIN IN
IN
THE GEOSPHERE.
THE GEOSPHERE.
 Hydrosphere
Hydrosphere
THE HYDROSPHERE
THE HYDROSPHERE INCLUDES
INCLUDES ALL OF EARTH
ALL OF EARTH’S
’S

WATER; OCEANS,
WATER; OCEANS, RIVERS,
RIVERS, LAKES,
LAKES, GLACIERS,
GLACIERS,
UNDERGROUND WATER,
UNDERGROUND WATER, AND
AND EVEN
EVEN MOISTURE
MOISTURE IN
IN
THE AIR.
THE AIR.

WATER IN
WATER IN THE
THE HYDROSPHERE
HYDROSPHERE SUPPORTS
SUPPORTS
LIFE PROCESSES
LIFE PROCESSES AND
AND CLIMATE
CLIMATE REGULATION.
REGULATION.
IT INTERACTS
IT INTERACTS WITH
WITH THE
THE GEOSPHERE
GEOSPHERE

(EROSION),
(EROSION), BIOSPHERE
BIOSPHERE (DRINKING
(DRINKING WATER,
WATER,

HABITAT),
HABITAT), AND
AND ATMOSPHERE
ATMOSPHERE (WATER
(WATER

CYCLE).
CYCLE).

WATER IS
WATER IS ALSO
ALSO INVOL
INVOLVED IN WEATHER
VED IN WEATHER

PATTERNS
PATTERNS AND
AND SUPPORTS
SUPPORTS MARINE
MARINE AND
AND

FRESHWATER
FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS.
ECOSYSTEMS.
 Atmosphere
Atmosphere
THE ATMOSPHERE
THE ATMOSPHERE IS
IS THE
THE LAYER
LAYER OF
OF GASES
GASES THAT
THAT
SURROUNDS THE
SURROUNDS THE PLANET.
PLANET.

IT CONTAINS
IT CONTAINS OXYGEN
OXYGEN (FOR
(FOR HUMANS
HUMANS AND
AND

ANIMALS)
ANIMALS) AND
AND CARBON
CARBON DIOXIDE
DIOXIDE (FOR
(FOR

PLANTS).
PLANTS).

IT REGULATES
IT REGULATES TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE BY
BY TRAPPING
TRAPPING
HEAT (GREENHOUSE
HEAT (GREENHOUSE EFFECT)
EFFECT) AND
AND PROTECTS
PROTECTS
US
US FROM
FROM HARMFUL
HARMFUL ULTRAVIOLET
ULTRAVIOLET

RADIATION.
RADIATION.

IT IS
IT IS ESSENTIAL
ESSENTIAL FOR
FOR WEATHER,
WEATHER, CLIMATE,
CLIMATE,
AND THE
AND THE WATER
WATER CYCLE.
CYCLE.
 Biosphere
Biosphere
THE BIOSPHERE
THE BIOSPHERE INCLUDES
INCLUDES ALL LIVING ORGANISMS;
ALL LIVING ORGANISMS;

HUMANS, ANIMALS,
HUMANS, ANIMALS, PLANTS,
PLANTS, FUNGI, AND EVEN
FUNGI, AND EVEN

MICROORGANISMS.
MICROORGANISMS.

IT RELIES
IT RELIES ON
ON THE
THE OTHER
OTHER THREE
THREE SUBSYSTEMS
SUBSYSTEMS
TO SURVIVE
TO SURVIVE (E.G.,
(E.G., WATER
WATER FROMFROM THE
THE
HYDROSPHERE, LAND
HYDROSPHERE, LAND FROM
FROM THE
THE GEOSPHERE,
GEOSPHERE,
AIR FROM
AIR FROM THE
THE ATMOSPHERE).
ATMOSPHERE).
THE BIOSPHERE
THE BIOSPHERE INTERACTS
INTERACTS CONSTANTL
CONSTANTLY WITH
Y WITH

ITS SURROUNDINGS
ITS —
SURROUNDINGS—FOR FOR FOOD, SHEL
FOOD, SHELTER,
TER,

OXYGEN, AND
OXYGEN, AND OTHER
OTHER NEEDS.
NEEDS.
CHANGES IN
CHANGES IN ONE
ONE SUBSYSTEM
SUBSYSTEM (LIKE
(LIKE POLLUTION
POLLUTION
IN WATER
IN WATER OROR AIR)
AIR) DIRECTL
DIRECTLY AFFECT LIFE
Y AFFECT LIFE IN
IN
THE BIOSPHERE.
THE BIOSPHERE.
How the
How the Subsystems ?
Interact?
Subsystems Interact

No subsystem
No subsystem works
works alone.
alone.

They are
They are all
all connected
connected and
and

affect one
affect one another
another..
A volcanic
A volcanic eruption
eruption ( (geosphere)
geosphere)

releases ash
releases ash into
into the atmosphere,,
the atmosphere

affecting air
affecting air quality
quality and
and climate
climate.. Ash
Ash
can settle
can settle in
in water
water ((hydrosphere),
hydrosphere),

harming aquatic
harming aquatic life
life,, and
and itit can
can also
also
destroy forests
destroy forests and
and kill
kill animals
animals
(biosphere).
(biosphere).
QUIZ
QUIZ
TIME!
TIME!
 QUIZ
QUIZ
TIME!
TIME!

1. Earth’s position
Earth’s position in
in the
the Goldilocks
Goldilocks Zone
Zone is
is

because:
important because:
important

A. It gives
A . It gives Earth
Earth a
a magnetic field
magnetic field

B.. It
B It causes earthquakes
causes earthquakes

C. It allows
C. It allows forfor stable
stable temperature
temperature conditions
conditions
D.. It
D It creates volcanic eruptions
creates volcanic eruptions
 QUIZ
QUIZ
TIME!
TIME!

2. Which
Which factor
factor is
is described
described as
as the
the

““universal solvent ”?
universal solvent”?

AA.. Air
Air
B.. Light
B Light
C.. Water
C Water
D Energy
D.. Energy
 QUIZ
QUIZ
TIME!
TIME!

3. What
What is
is one
one reason
reason extreme
extreme

temperatures are
temperatures are harmful
harmful to life?
to life?

A.. They
A They speed
speed upup gravity
gravity

B. They slow
B. They slow down
down oror destroy
destroy molecules
molecules needed
needed
for life
for life
C.. They
C They block
block oxygen
oxygen
D.. They
D eliminate soil
They eliminate soil
 QUIZ
QUIZ
TIME!
TIME!

4. The
4. The atmosphere
atmosphere protects
protects life
life on
on Earth
Earth

by:
by:

A. Absorbing minerals
A . Absorbing minerals from
from the
the ground
ground

B.. Filtering
B Filtering harmful
harmful UV
UV radiation
radiation

C.. Blocking
C Blocking water
water vapor
vapor
D.. Cooling
D Cooling the
the oceans
oceans
 QUIZ
QUIZ
TIME!
TIME!

5. What
What do plants primarily
do plants primarily use
use to
to make
make

food?
food?

A.. Heat
A Heat
B. Light from
B. Light from the
the Sun
Sun

C.. Rocks
C Rocks
D.. Water
D vapor
Water vapor
 QUIZ
QUIZ
TIME!
TIME!

6. What
6. What natural
natural process
process recycles
recycles nutrients
nutrients

ecosystems?
in ecosystems?
in

AA.. Magnetism
Magnetism
B.. Decomposition
B Decomposition
C.. Photosynthesis
C Photosynthesis
D Rotation
D.. Rotation
 QUIZ
QUIZ
TIME!
TIME!

7. Which
Which of
of the
the following
following transports
transports

nutrients and
nutrients and gases
gases in organisms?
in organisms?

AA.. Soil
Soil
B.. Carbon
B Carbon
C.. Water
C Water
D Wind
D.. Wind
 QUIZ
QUIZ
TIME!
TIME!

8. The
8. atmosphere helps
The atmosphere helps life
life survive by:
survive by:

A . Stopping
A. Stopping photosynthesis
photosynthesis

B.. Creating
B Creating fossil
fossil fuels
fuels

C. Trapping heat
C. Trapping heat and
and providing
providing gases
gases

D.. Destroying
D Destroying UVUV light
light completely
completely
 QUIZ
QUIZ
TIME!
TIME!

9. The
9. The geosphere includes:
geosphere includes:

A.. Clouds
A Clouds and
and wind
wind

B.. Oceans
B Oceans and
and lakes
lakes
C.. Mountains
C Mountains and
and soil
soil

D.. Living
D Living organisms
organisms
 QUIZ
QUIZ
TIME!
TIME!

10. Which
10. Which subsystem includes all
subsystem includes all the
the water
water

Earth?
on Earth?
on

AA.. Atmosphere
Atmosphere
B.. Hydrosphere
B Hydrosphere
C Geosphere
C.. Geosphere
D Biosphere
D.. Biosphere
 QUIZ
QUIZ
TIME!
TIME!

11. The
The biosphere includes:
biosphere includes:

A.. Only
A plants
Only plants

B.. All
B All living
living things
things

C.. Only
C Only land
land animals
animals
D.. Only
D bacteria
Only bacteria
 QUIZ
QUIZ
TIME!
TIME!

12. What
What does
does the
the hydrosphere
hydrosphere help
help

regulate?
regulate?

A.. Volcanoes
A Volcanoes

B. Animal behavior
B. Animal behavior

C. Climate and
C. Climate and life
life processes
processes
D.. Earthquakes
D Earthquakes
 QUIZ
QUIZ
TIME!
TIME!

13. The
The atmosphere
atmosphere is
is described as:
described as:

A.. A
A A liquid
liquid layer
layer

B. The crust
B. The crust and
and mantle
mantle
C. The layer
C. The layer of
of gases
gases that
that surrounds
surrounds the
the planet
planet

D.. The
D ocean’s
The ocean upper layer
’s upper layer
 QUIZ
QUIZ
TIME!
TIME!

14. What
What subsystem
subsystem isis involved
involved when
when there
there

is a
is a volcanic eruption?
volcanic eruption?

AA.. Hydrosphere
Hydrosphere
B.. Atmosphere
B Atmosphere
C Geosphere
C.. Geosphere
D Biosphere
D.. Biosphere
 QUIZ
QUIZ
TIME!
TIME!

15. The biosphere depends

for::
subsystems for
subsystems

A.. Weather
A forecasts
Weather forecasts

B.. Communication
B Communication
C.. Water
C Water,, land
land,, and
and air
air
D.. Sunlight
D only
Sunlight only
 QUIZ
QUIZ
TIME!
TIME!

16. What
What will
will more
more likely
likely happen
happen when
when

atmosphere and
atmosphere and hydrosphere interact?
hydrosphere interact?

A . Moon
A. phases change
Moon phases change
B.. Storms
B Storms maymay form
form
C.. Earth
C Earth’s core heats
’s core heats up
up
D.. Soil
D Soil becomes lava
becomes lava
 QUIZ
QUIZ
TIME!
TIME!

17. Which
Which of these is
of these is part
part of
of the
the

hydrosphere?
hydrosphere?

A.. Magma
A Magma
B. Wind currents
B. Wind currents

C.. Glaciers
C Glaciers
D.. Plant
D roots
Plant roots
 QUIZ
QUIZ
TIME!
TIME!

18. A
A volcanic
volcanic eruption
eruption affects
affects which
which other
other

subsystems after
subsystems after starting
starting in
in the geosphere?
the geosphere?

A. Atmosphere,, hydrosphere
A . Atmosphere hydrosphere,, biosphere
biosphere
B.. Biosphere
B Biosphere only
only
C.. Atmosphere
C Atmosphere and
and lithosphere
lithosphere
D.. Hydrosphere
D only
Hydrosphere only
 QUIZ
QUIZ
TIME!
TIME!

19. ““No subsystem works

A.. Only
A the geosphere
Only the geosphere matters
matters
B.. Each
B Each system
system stays
stays independent
independent
C. All systems
C. All systems areare connected
connected and
and affect
affect one
one
another
another

D.. The
D biosphere controls
The biosphere controls all
all systems
systems
 QUIZ
QUIZ
TIME!
TIME!

20. What
20. is a
What is a key
key role
role of
of nutrients
nutrients in
in a
a living
living

organism?
organism?

A.. Dissolving
A Dissolving soil
soil

B. Fueling photosynthesis
B. Fueling photosynthesis

C. Building and
C. Building and repairing
repairing tissues
tissues

D.. Producing
D radiation
Producing radiation
REFLECTIONS
REFLECTIONS
 ASSIGNMENT:
ASSIGNMENT:

TASK: EARTH
TASK: EARTH APPRECIATION
APPRECIATION POSTER
POSTER

YOU WILL CREATE A MINI-POSTER TITLED “WHY II’M

THANKFUL FOR EARTH.”