Lesson 4: Earth's Spheres

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Lesson 4: Earth's Spheres
  1. Lithosphere
    1. the rigid shell of rock that surrounds the more fluid inner layers and solid core (crust)
      1. Oxygen = 94.04%
        1. Silicon = .88%
          1. Aluminum = .48%
            1. Iron = .49%
              1. Calcium = 1.18%
                1. Sodium = 1.11%
                  1. Magnesium = .33%
                    1. Potassium = 1.42%
                      1. Other = .07%
                        1. Oxygen = 46.1%
                          1. Silicon = 28.2%
                            1. Aluminum = 8.23%
                              1. Iron = 5.63
                                1. Calcium = 4.15
                                  1. Sodium = 2.36%
                                    1. Magnesium = 2.33%
                                      1. Potassium = 2.09%
                                        1. Other= .91%
                                          1. Percent by Volume:
                                            1. Percent by Mass:
                                            2. Hydrosphere
                                              1. Earth's liquid water
                                                1. Hydrogen = 66%
                                                  1. Oxygen = 33%
                                                    1. Other = 1%
                                                      1. Percent by Volume:
                                                      2. Atmosphere
                                                        1. the shell of gas that surrounds the Earth (troposphere)
                                                          1. Oxygen = 21%
                                                            1. Nitrogen = 78%
                                                              1. Other = 1%
                                                                1. Percent by Volume:
                                                                  1. Troposphere
                                                                    1. Lowest sphere
                                                                      1. 0 to 12 kilometers above the surface
                                                                        1. Most dense layer and contains the most mass of the atmosphere
                                                                          1. -55 to 15 degrees Celcius, the temperature becomes lower as the altitude increases
                                                                            1. Contains most of the water vapor and clouds
                                                                            2. Stratosphere
                                                                              1. 12 to 50 kilometers
                                                                                1. -55 to 0 degrees Celcius, the temperature becomes higher as the altitude increases
                                                                                  1. Contains the most ozone
                                                                                  2. Mesosphere
                                                                                    1. 50 to 80 kilometers
                                                                                      1. -90 to 0 degrees Celcius, the temperature decreases as the altitude increases
                                                                                      2. Thermosphere
                                                                                        1. 50 to 600 kilometers
                                                                                          1. -90 to 2000+ degrees Celcius, the temperature increases as the altitude increases
                                                                                          2. Tropopause
                                                                                            1. Stratopause
                                                                                              1. Mesopause
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