The Dynamic Earth. Earth As A System Four Spheres Geosphere Atmosphere Hydrosphere Biosphere a set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole,
THE CHALLENGE OF THE 21 ST CENTURY CREATING A PARADIGM SHIFT IN THE GLOBAL WAR VS APATHY, IGNORANCE, DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES, AND UNWISE DECISIONS Walter.
Our Dynamic Earth. Earth as a System The Earth is an integrated system that consists of rock, air, water, and living things that all interact with each.
Dynamic Earth Geosphere/Lithosphere Earth’s Layers.
Topic VI: The Dynamic Earth. Earth’s Four Zones: 1. Crust: the outside or surface—made up of mostly igneous rock with a thin shell of sedimentary rock.
Science 3360 Lecture 14: The Rock Cycle A look at rocks, minerals, and the evidence of a dynamic Earth.
What is the Great Shake Out? .
Physical Geography Tidbits: Oceania. Formation of Oceania Islands.
PLATE TECTONICS Hypothesis: Earth’s Lithosphere moves on top of Aesthenosphere due to Mantle Convection Evidence of Lithospheric (Plate) motions (Tectonics)
Floodplain Management SESSION 2 Stream Systems on Dynamic Earth Geologic Framework Prepared By Donald R. Reichmuth, PhD.