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The earth's system is made of 4 spheres which are Atmosphere, Biosphere, Geosphere, and Hydrosphere. Small changes caused by man suck as CO2 and other climate forcing as well as pollution impact right across all interconnected systems throughout.

I think that this was an easy but informational project. I hear about hurricanes all the time but I've never encountered one so I never felt the need to learn anything about them. I learned a lot from doing the research with my group. Some main points that I learned from this are how hurricanes formed, how they get named, and what to do to prepare and stay safe during one. I may not need this information, but it's always good to have. I think the most interesting information I gained was about how they get named and the different parts of a hurricane.

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Earth system science is understanding the notion that Earth is a complex system represented by interlocking spheres of processes: atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere. The balance of these spheres of processes maintains life on Earth. The impact humankind has on the climate system is a part of these spheres of processes. The impact humankind has on the climate system is a part of these spheres of processes. Earth system science is not complete, is always changing, and does not including human interaction. Earth is the only planet that sustains life: water to feed life, carbon to make life and to trap heat, atmosphere and an electromagnetic field to block harmful radiation, the moon to balance Earth, and finally, the earth is in the sun's Goldilocks zone. The great circulation systems of Earth-water, carbon, and the nutrients-replenish what life needs and help regulate the climate system. In Earth system science, changes in Earth's ecosystems can cause extreme weather events. Changes in one sphere of processes can affect another. Our solar system is located in a benign region of the Milky Way galaxy, such that Earth is not bombarded with excessive high-energy radiation from stellar neighbors. The tilt of the Earth's axis controls the seasons and Earth's 24-hour rotational period ensures daily distribution of energy are a vital part of the diurnal biological clock and the daily rhythm of the tides that run in many living organisms. Earth's gravity is in the range where a significant atmosphere can remain on the surface without dissipating into the vacuum of space. Unlike other celestial bodies, Earth has all the necessary requirements for life. The air is very thin. The early air had carbon dioxide and eventually, photosynthesis evolved and made more oxygen. The hydrologic cycle is caused by the circulating atmosphere, which is caused by the earth's rotation, the sun heating the air, and earth's gravity pulling everything down. The troposphere is the densest and closest part of the air to the earth, containing over 99% of the water vapor. Above is the stratosphere which has all of the ozone, which is slowly dying due to human chemicals called CFCs. Methane, carbon dioxide and low clouds can also trap heat while high clouds reflect energy into space. Right now the air is getting worst in every way due to global warming. Water help enriches the soil and moves tectonic plates. Water somewhat controls the weather and there is only like one percent fresh water on earth. Ice has a lot of fresh water and it reflects a lot of sunlight; if it were to melt then all of the shores would be flooded. Water is needed to make food and it is a pathway for energy. The layers of earth hold a record of what has happened here. Rocks can be categorized into three main types based upon their origin. Igneous rock crystallizes at great depth in the Earth from molten magma. Sedimentary rock forms when fine-grained materials, often weathered bits of other rock, are deposited in layers by the action of wind or water. Metamorphic rock is produced by the transformation of igneous or sedimentary rock under conditions of heat or pressure, such as when the rock is buried deeply or compressed. The low-density rocks flow on the denser stuff and move around to create quakes, volcanoes, and etc. If stress on two plates is strong enough, then the rock will crack and earthquakes will happen. Most of the volcanoes are underwater and if it explodes, then the air will be filled with bad stuff and the climate will change. The rock cycle is uplift, weathering, erosion, deposition, compression, and alteration, and without the rock cycle, then the nutrients can be buried forever. There is life everywhere except only on earth. The biosphere is the living part of the system, responsible for maintaining o2 and co2, hydrologic cycle through plants and soil formation to make oil and coal. Earth has been making o2 for a long time so now there is a lot of it. Carbon is very important so it must be cycled in the system. The 18th century was the start of human impact on global warming. We have taken off the earth’s resources. Earth system science is important.

Asteroid impacts are a lot worse than I thought. It negatively affects almost all of the earth systems. In the worst case scenario, it can also cause other natural disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis, and wildfires. A lot of the plans to stop an asteroid impact sound really futuristic, but at the same time possible. I decided to pick asteroid impacts as my natural disaster that I was going to cover because natural disasters from the exosphere are sometimes forgotten since they are so rare.

Reflection 9/18/17:

the hydrosphere like the atmosphere is always  in motion the motion of river 

Within doing this project I didn't learn very much in terms of new content, But I definitely have learned the correct terminology for as far as atmosphere and natural disasters. In my personal opinion I feel as if the process of further learning and connecting things from that we learned in the past. When pulling all of the things together it makes a lot more sense. I feel like this mini project didn't need as much time to do so. It is a very minimal project and was slightly repetitive

Project By- Tania Crowell, Mukhtar Stones, Alyssa Straface, Queren, Ashton Woodson

Reflection ~ Throughout this project, the research my team and I found taught me a lot about hurricanes and the different spheres of the earth. Before the research, I thought hurricanes only affected/were affected by atmosphere and hydrosphere. My understanding on how hurricanes are formed and what they do increased and I now know more than the 2 systems affects/are affected by hurricanes. One main system that is affected and caught my eye is the biosphere, which is life. Hurricanes can be very deadly towards organisms as a whole; not just humans. They also affects the geosphere which destroys organism's homes.

Reflection: The Earth System is made up of multiple systems including the atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere, & cryosphere. These systems all have an effect on natural disasters, they have a huge influence on them. It was beneficial learning about the earth's systems and the effects they have on natural disasters. I learned how as well as why natural disasters occur and I think everyone should do research on the earth systems and natural disasters, especially those who live in areas mostly effected by them. It's great to be educated about the topic.

Reflection:

In this project, we talk about the four different systems of the Earth. Each and every system play a part into the other. I say this because if there is to much rain which is part of the atmosphere, then the ground will get soaked causing mudslides among other things. It's imperative that we understand how their disasters work so that we are able to predict what will be the outcome, how we can fix the damages. Learning about natural disaster also help with just getting a better understanding of the earth and how it works. As time has passed we have seen dramatic changes in the earth. I've only been on this earth for 18 years and I can see big changes from when I was little to now. The earth is changing and we need to change with it, this means bettering ourselves. Being more conscious of how we use things, our pollution, we need to take a step forward in the right direction so that our home can be sustainable for us

The Earth System is broken down into four different processes; those processes include the  atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and geosphere. Each process plays a huge role in the way the Earth operates but all essentially play a different role. When a natural disaster occurs its very likely that it will bounce between all four of these processes causing each system to be affected. When researching for this project I not only enjoyed learning about the earth system but learning about all the  different natural disasters. After this project and now knowing what I know I feel as though its essential for everyone to know  information about these topics to prepare and have knowledge for  a natural disaster in case it ever occurs around them. After looking over my peers projects and reading my comments I think I could of added more information and more creativity to my project. I had the intention that we were presenting our info-graphic to the class so me and my group intended on just elaborating on our information to the class during out presentation. If we knew we were doing our gallery work me and my group members would of included more information on our info-graphic.

There are a few different earth systems but they are all connected in some way. Whenever something happens to 1, the others are also affected. Natural disasters usually makes this very obvious. For example, Earthquakes start out by a disruption in the Geosphere. This usually directly affects the atmosphere by releasing methane into the air and the hydrosphere by causing huge waves. A tsunami would form and hit the nearest city. This causes pollution in the water and the biosphere is directly affected by this. We will able to find way to stop this with more studying and research. We may be able to predict events that would affect our systems and prepare for them. In order to be prepared for the future we must learn more about this stuff. It would save a lot of lives and it may even allow the natural systems of the earth to last longer.