{"id":518,"date":"2020-04-24T17:56:50","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T17:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=518"},"modified":"2021-08-28T03:18:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-28T03:18:39","slug":"the-geosphere","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-geosphere\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Geosphere in The Earth System?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"518\" class=\"elementor elementor-518\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd6ff35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd6ff35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-535 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-earth-system\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is the earth system?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-541 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-earth-systems-thinking\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is earth systems thinking<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-537 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-biosphere\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What Is The Biosphere?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Geosphere<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cad91c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cad91c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This sphere includes all the stuff that make up the crust and the core of the earth. It includes everything natural and lifeless that make up the surface of the earth.<\/p><p>Examples are all the rocks and sand particles from dry land to those found at the bottom of the oceans. They also include the mountains, minerals, lava and molten magma from beneath the earth\u2019s crust.<\/p><p>The geosphere undergoes infinite processes constantly and that, in turn, modifies other spheres. One example of the continuous process is the rock cycle.<\/p><p><em>Consider the rock cycle illustration below:<\/em><\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-578 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-rock-cycle-in-the-geosphere.jpg\" alt=\"The rock cycle in a volcano\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-rock-cycle-in-the-geosphere.jpg 500w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-rock-cycle-in-the-geosphere-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p><p>In the rock cycle, melted rock from below the earth\u2019s crust is spewed out through vents on the surface onto the surface of the earth. This is also called lava. Solidified lava, together with other rock material from earth movements are weathered and eroded. The eroded particles end up somewhere and build up. After many years of buildup, pressure from the overlying weight causes the particles to modify itself again. They are further buried deeper in the crust and then melted again by intense heat until they are spewed out to the surface again.<\/p><p>In this cycle, you will notice that it can take thousands of years for the cycle to complete, but every single day has a role to play. You will also notice that the cycle does not complete on its own. It is influenced by other factors such as water, temperature, and wind, which also belong to other spheres.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2484a8a\" data-id=\"2484a8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e10e0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8e10e0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-726077b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"726077b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-718c7b1\" data-id=\"718c7b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a96ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"67a96ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-earth-system\/the-atmosphere\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GO BACK<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3770b44\" data-id=\"3770b44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8889d3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8889d3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-earth-system\/the-hydrosphere\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">NEXT PAGE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earth System The Earth System What is earth systems thinking The Biosphere The Atmosphere The Geosphere The Hydrosphere Interaction The Geosphere This sphere includes all the stuff that make up the crust and the core of the earth. 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