ESC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Continental Crust, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere
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The region of space, surrounding the solar system, in which solar wind has a significant influence. A region of the solar system beyond the orbit of neptune, believed to contain many comets, asteroids, and other small bodies made largely of ice. Region of space where the dominant magnetic field is the magnetic field of earth rather than the magnetic field of interstellar space. Belts of trapped particles that protect life on earth from dangerous radiation. Mixture of nitrogen (78%), oxygen (21%), and other gases. The continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it. The detailed description or representation on a map of regions. A histogram function of elevators in a geographical area. All the water on earth"s surface; including but not limited to lakes, seas, of water. The frozen water portion of the earth system (frozen hydrosphere) A silicon atom with four surrounding oxygen atoms arranged to define the corners of a tetrahedron.
