Biogeochemistry and the Flow of Matter
Chapter 1

The birth of a mind-bending idea

Chapter 2

The physical layers of our planet

Chapter 3

The global brain and the digital web

Chapter 4

The future of collective thinking

YOUR GOAL

Master of How human thoughts became a physical layer of the Earth

Ch 2 · The physical layers of our planet
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007skaty The geosphere forms the essential non-living foundation of our planet

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007skaty Layers of the Earth

Deep iron spins, / The shield goes up, / Saving our skies.

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Our choices have become a physical force.

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007skaty The noosphere marks the third stage of global evolution.

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The noosphere as the third stage

007skaty Vernadsky explained how human intellect shifts us from biological evolution to the noosphere by reshaping global chemistry.

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The biosphere takes control of Earth

007skaty A glowing green network of living matter and conscious energy envelops planet Earth.

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The physical layers of our planet
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007skaty Stack the Earth's physical layers to discover how they shape our living planet.

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Fun Fact

Moving mountains: Human beings now move more soil, rock, and sediment each year than all the world's rivers and glaciers combined.

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Gossip

Which Earth layer do you find most fascinating?

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Quiz

What is the name of the living layer of Earth that emerged roughly 3.7 billion years ago?

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007skaty Living matter actively shapes and controls the physical environment of Earth.

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Which gas was introduced to Earth's atmosphere primarily by early life in the biosphere?

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007skaty Biogeochemistry and the flow of matter across the Earth.

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What scientific discipline did Vladimir Vernadsky found to track chemical elements moving through living and non-living matter?

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Approximately how many billion years ago did the geosphere first form?

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In the noosphere, what replaces raw biological survival as the main driver of planetary change?

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According to Vladimir Vernadsky, what is the first, completely non-living layer of Earth's evolution?

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Which geological layer is composed of rocks, minerals, and physical landforms?

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What did Vladimir Vernadsky claim human labor and intellect have physically become on Earth?

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