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Related Topics:2. Physical processes on Earth are the result of energy flow through the Earth system.3. Biological processes depend on energy flow through the Earth system.
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2.5 Movement of matter between reservoirs is driven by Earth’s sources of energy.
3.1 The Sun is the major source of energy for organisms and the ecosystems of which they are a part
2.3 Earth’s weather and climate are mostly driven by energy from the Sun.
2.6 Greenhouse gases affect energy flow through the Earth system.
2.7 The effects of changes in Earth’s energy system are often not immediately apparent.
2.1 Earth constantly changes as energy flows through the system.
2.4 Water plays a major role in the storage and transfer of energy in the Earth system.