THE EARTHS

LAYERS

COMPOSITION

STRUCTURE

FUNCTIONS

POLLUTION

CONSEQUENCE
S

ATMOSPHERE

GASES: N, O2, CO2,

H2O
Solid particles:
pollen, ashes, dust,
spores,
micoorganisms

LAYERS:
Troposphere (up to
12 km, GHE
layerhere),
stratosphere (1250 km, ozone
layerhere),
mesosphere (5080km),
thermosphere (80500km), exosphere

-Protective action
(meteorites,
radiation)
-Regulatory action
of the Earths
temperature
-Contains essential
substances for life
-Atmospheric
phenomena

NATURAL : dust,
ashes, volcanic
gases
ARTIFICIAL:
electromagnetic
radiation, noise,
radioactivity,
chemicals, light
GHE
Depletion of the
Ozone layer.

Global warming
and climate
change
Acid rain
Destruction of
ecosystems
Respiratory
problems
Desertification
Floods
Dissapearence of
many species
Skin cncer
Alteration of
genetic information
of cells
Blindness
Loss of
phitoplancton

HYDROSPHERE

H2O, mineral salts

Distribution of
water:
97.5% is found in
seas and oceans.
2.5% is fresh
water.
30.1% of fresh
water is in
groundwater and
68.7% is in glaciers
Only 0.4% is
available as
surface and
atmospheric water
(10%)

Thermal
regulator
Universal
solvent
Life
Transport of
substances
Water
characteristics:
- At room
temperatur
e is liquid.
- Melting
point is 0
- Boiling
point is
100C
- Ice is less
dense than
liquid water
- Universal
solvent
- High heat
capacity
- Chemical
reactions

Pollution from:
- Agriculture and
livestock
farming
- Domestic
pollution
- Industrial
pollution

Deseases
Eutrophication
Marine life
Death of species

High
adhesive
capacity