Chapter 1: Earth Systems

After completing this chapter you will understand:

The principles that define how systems work, including matter and energy transfers, reservoirs and fluxes, residence times, and system types.
What Earth systems are, including the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere.
The carbon and water cycles as examples of Earth systems interactions.
Why Earth systems and their interactions are important to people.

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