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Earth is a closed system for matter
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Earth is an open system for energy
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The earth contains five systems: Biosphere (life), Geosphere(land), cryosphere (frozen parts), hydrosphere (water) and atmosphere (air)
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The lithosphere is the earth's outer shell , consisting of its solid outer mantle and crust
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The asthenosphere is the part of the mantle beneath the lithosphere that is hot enough to flow very slowly
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scientist use seismic waves (P and S) to infer that earth has four layers
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