Interconnection between the spheres earth
A system is a collection of interdependent sections enclosed within a specific boundary. There are four interconnected parts within the boundaries of the Earth called the spheres/. They include; the lithosphere, which is made up of the cold, hard, solid rocks of the earth surface, the hot semi-solid rocks found below the earth surface, the hot liquid rock near the center of the Earth and the solid iron center of the Earth, the hydrosphere is made up of Earth’s solid, liquid and gaseous water., the biosphere includes all of thEarth’s’s living organisms. The atmosphere contains all the air of Earth. This paper focuses mainly on the interconnection between the four spheres, which makes up the Earth. The spheres are connected t the extent that a change in one sphere results in a significant difference in one or more of the rest of the spheres.
In the year 1980, Mount Saint Helens, found in Washington, experienced an eruption. This change altered the environment around and allowed scientists and researchers to study the impact of a volcanic eruption that occurs in the four spheres of thEarthth. These eruptions have an increasing effect on human beings as they continue to live near lands around dormant volcanoes. Interconnection between the spheres of thEarthth results in some ripple effect through the Earth’s spheres due to the series of interactions. Volcanoes, an event in the earth lithosphere occurs and release a massive amount of particulate matter in the atmosphere. This nucleus results in the formation of water droplets composing the hydrosphere. There is an increase in rainfall due to the eruption, which stimulates the growth of plants. Particles of matter in the atmosphere fall out, leading to smothering of plants and later enriching the soil, which is the lithosphere part.
Active volcanism releases a large amount of hot lava resulting g in the melting of mountain glaciers. The fusion of mountain glaciers results in mudflows and flooding occurring downstream from the volcanoes and may destroy streamside communities. The eruptions also release a substantial amount of carbon dioxide that is the raw material for sugar production in plants. This increases photosynthesis and eventually, the increase of biomass that forms coal and oil deposits.
There are ten types of interactions that occur within the system of the Earth as a series of chain interactions. This implies that one interaction results in another communication resulting in a ripple effect within the spheres of the Earth. A forest fire may lead to the destruction of all the plants in the area, and the absence of plants results in an increase in erosion by washing away the soil. The increase in the amount of soil entering the streams occurs to the increased muddiness of the water. The increased muddiness of the water streams leads to adverse effects on plants and animals that live in it hence affecting all the spheres of the Earth.
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