Secondary I • 3yr.
What is the difference between the biosphere, the hydrosphere, the lithosphere, and the atmosphere?
What is the difference between the biosphere, the hydrosphere, the lithosphere, and the atmosphere?
Explanation from Alloprof
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The four spheres of the Earth that you mention are distinguishable by their characteristics and the aspects of the Earth that they include:
• The biosphere includes all living things on Earth, whether they are animals, plants, or microorganisms
• The hydrosphere includes all the water present on Earth, in solid, liquid, and gaseous form
• The lithosphere includes the Earth's crust and the upper part of the mantle, therefore, mainly rocks and minerals
• The atmosphere includes the layer of gas that surrounds the Earth
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