Question

D. Answer the questions in brief.
1. What does the word 'environment' mean?
2. What is natural environment?
3. What is biosphere?
4. Why is the lithosphere important?
5. What is the importance of the atmosphere?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. the natural world, for example the land, air and water, in which people, animals and plants live
2. The natural environment includes all living and non-living things occurring naturally on the earth or some area thereof. It is an environment that includes interactions of all living species.
3. A biosphere is a living layer consisting of 30 km thick air, water, land, soil, and rock around the earth, under which life of plants and animals is possible

Answer 2

, 'ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ' sɪᴍᴘʟʏ ᴍᴇᴀɴs 'sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢs' (ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴs); ʜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟ, ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ, ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʀ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇs ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴇɴᴛɪᴛɪᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪᴛ ɪs sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ

•ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴇɴᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀssᴇs ᴀʟʟ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏɴ-ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀʀɪɴɢ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟʟʏ, ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴀsᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʀᴛɪғɪᴄɪᴀʟ. ... ᴛʜɪs ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛᴇɴᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀssᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴀʟʟ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs, ᴄʟɪᴍᴀᴛᴇ, ᴡᴇᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ʀᴇsᴏᴜʀᴄᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀғғᴇᴄᴛ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ

•biosphere. The biosphere is made up of the parts of Earth where life exists. The biosphere extends from the deepest root systems of trees to the dark environment of ocean trenches, to lush rain forests and high mountaintops. 5 - 12+ Earth Science, Geography, Physical Geography.

•ᴛʜᴇʀᴍᴀʟ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴄᴋs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴛʜᴏsᴘʜᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴇʟᴀsᴛɪᴄ. ᴛᴇᴄᴛᴏɴɪᴄ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ɪs ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙʟᴇ ғᴏʀ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴏғ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ's ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴅʀᴀᴍᴀᴛɪᴄ ɢᴇᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛs: ᴇᴀʀᴛʜǫᴜᴀᴋᴇs, ᴠᴏʟᴄᴀɴᴏᴇs, ᴏʀᴏɢᴇɴʏ (ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴ-ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ), ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴏᴄᴇᴀɴ ᴛʀᴇɴᴄʜᴇs ᴄᴀɴ ᴀʟʟ ʙᴇ ғᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛᴇᴄᴛᴏɴɪᴄ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴛʜᴏsᴘʜᴇʀᴇ.

•ᴍᴀɴʏ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪɴɢs, ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴs, ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀsᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴍᴏsᴘʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ ᴜs ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴀʀᴍғᴜʟ sᴏʟᴀʀ ʀᴀʏs, ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ᴡʜʏ ᴡᴇ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴡᴇᴀʀ sᴜɴsᴄʀᴇᴇɴ. ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀsᴇs ᴛʀᴀᴘ ʜᴇᴀᴛ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟʟʏ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇs. ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴀɴ ᴀᴛᴍᴏsᴘʜᴇʀᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ, ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴄᴏʟᴅ.