Q1 Benchmark

How do the earth systems affect each other? Plants are in the biosphere and they collect water from the hydrosphere. The `nutrients from the soil , which come from the geosphere and releases water vapor into the atmosphere. This then positively affects animals and organisms who are based in the atmosphere. What efforts can we make to create a sustainable future? and your reaction. In order to create a more sustainable future we could attempt to conserve our resources . This includes our food supply , so we could begin using clean meat . This would even be beneficial for the consumer and the animal . Personally i think it would be a good idea and would positively benefit the people in American society . Digital presentation link - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AuyriedsW0bNhwirLkZ4pxjWGyTRPwac8F54Z6mNuGs/edit#slide=id.p

All of the earth systems, the geosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere are all connected to each other is the sense that if one was to disappear or to get seriously damage all of the other systems would be crashing down. All of the systems transfer energy from one to another. When it comes to natural disasters and coming to the aid on the side of environmental science is using natural resources from one system to another. For example, planting mangroves along the water edge in areas that are prone to hurricanes and or tsunamis. The tree from the biosphere will protect for the most part the land from all this water. Things we can do as humans to create more of a sustainable future is cutting down the amount of meat and overall food we eat. We waste so much food and the amount of energy, water, and land that we used to maintain these animals and land. Something else that we can do which is very easy is just to cut down on our shower time and the use of car rides we take. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AuyriedsW0bNhwirLkZ4pxjWGyTRPwac8F54Z6mNuGs/edit#slide=id.p

Me and my group decided to discuss the nature of hurricanes for our natural disaster project. Hurricanes are created from energy that comes from the atmosphere as well as the hydrosphere. They can fit into five categories depending on the strength level of the winds. The earth systems affect each other by giving of different energy that is needed for each natural disaster to form. An understanding of the environmental science can help aid in handling natural disasters by using technology to determine where a natural disaster will take place and when it'll happen. In order to succeed a sustainable future we have to help each other when we are hit by these natural disasters by providing food and equipment to help the unfortunate victims.

When thinking of the ways that humans have altered and continued to alter its environment, its safe to say that work on improving by the century. For example, we went from having to hunt for our food to now ordering through a drive thru from a fast food restaurant. With creations like that we have created the term sustainability. I say that because we as humans made it work with the bare minimum and look how we developed as a human race with the environment. In ecological terms, it can be measured with noticing the technology advancement in the world. Technology can be considered a system but we have more important systems. Such as the cycles. Like the Water cycle, photosynthesis, life cycle and etc. I would define the systems as, factors of life that help morph our environment that we have today. Now with cycles, you have energy. Energy can be found in all type of different forms such as radiant, chemical, nuclear, electrical and etc. Energy can take various forms, including energy that is stored (potential energy) and the energy of motion (kinetic energy). According to the first law of thermodynamics, energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be converted from one form into another. According to the second law of thermodynamics, in any conversion of energy, some energy is converted into unusable waste energy, and the entropy of the universe is increased. When it comes to organisms, they depend on energy input into them so that they can thrive and survive as a organism. To track the inputs and outputs energy, environmental scientists use systems analysis to calculate inputs to and outputs from a system and its rate of change. When thinking about how natural systems overtime, environmental conditions change. They change in such as temperature and or precipitation. In which can affect the types and numbers of organisms present.

As the name implies this blog post will be about Tsunamis, well not really about them, it's a quick summary of our project. My team and I chose to study the natural disaster known as Tsunami and this research focused mainly on what a Tsunami is, in addition to, how it affects the Atmosphere, Geosphere, Hydrosphere, Cryosphere, Biosphere, and Ionosphere, as well as how these spheres affect the Tsunami. There will be a link below that opens up to piktochart allowing you to view our project. Thank you and enjoy! https://create.piktochart.com/output/32487430-earth-system-research 1. How do the earth systems affect each other? Earth systems affect each other in a cause and effect kind of way, for example, a Tsunami is Caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption underwater, land, life on land, and marine life are negatively affected by this massive wave. 2. How can an understanding of environmental science aid in handling natural disasters? The better you know your land and the danger that may come with it, the better you are at handling the situation. 3. What efforts can we make to create a sustainable future? Recycle, reduce, reuse, as well as function more with solar panels and we should dim down on releasing smoke from factories as well as releasing smoke from vehicles and we'll be fine.