Earth and Sky: ABCTE MSE

Atmosphere

Layer of gases surrounding Earth

Atmosphere

Protects Earth and supports weather

Troposphere

Lowest atmospheric layer

Troposphere

Weather occurs here

Stratosphere

Atmospheric layer above troposphere

Stratosphere

Contains ozone layer

Mesosphere

Middle atmospheric layer

Mesosphere

Meteors burn up here

Thermosphere

Very hot upper atmosphere

Thermosphere

Auroras occur here

Exosphere

Outermost atmospheric layer

Exosphere

Satellites orbit here

Crust

Thin outermost Earth layer

Crust

Continents and ocean floor

Mantle

Layer beneath the crust

Mantle

Very thick rocky layer

Lithosphere

Rigid outer layer of Earth

Lithosphere

Crust and upper mantle

Asthenosphere

Soft semi molten mantle layer

Asthenosphere

Plates move on top of it

Mesosphere mantle

Lower mantle layer

Mesosphere mantle

Solid under high pressure

Outer Core

Liquid iron nickel layer

Outer Core

Creates magnetic field

Inner Core

Solid iron nickel center

Inner Core

Hottest densest layer

Biosphere

All living things on Earth

Biosphere

Life zone of planet

Hydrosphere

All water on Earth

Hydrosphere

Includes ice liquid and vapor

Cryosphere

Frozen water on Earth

Cryosphere

Ice caps and glaciers

Geosphere

Solid Earth as a whole

Geosphere

Rocks minerals landforms

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Memory glue (no fluff

just truth):

• Crust → Mantle → Core = chemical layers

• Lithosphere → Asthenosphere = mechanical behavior

• Atmosphere breaks into weather then radiation layers

• All the “-spheres” are systems not slabs

If you want

next step is a second CSV that’s roots-only (litho = rock