Can someone please explain open and closed systems in regard to solar radiation and nutrients/matter in layman's terms,Thank you.

That is a good description another could be, sulphates formed from the oceans surface act as condensation nuclei for water vapour in the atmosphere, allowing the formation of clouds, is this called a closed system?

A closed system in one that matter/energy (of whatever kinds you are considering) doesn't leave or enter, an open one is one that it does. Energy is constantly entering the Earth's atmosphere from the Sun, and the atmosphere, the oceans and the land are constantly exchanging energy and matter. So to say whether something is a closed system you need to identify the extent of that system and what it is that is being transferred within it but not into or out of it.

Kate has given you the definition you need. You need to consider what the boundary of your system is and look at what crosses it (in which aspect it is open) and what does not (in which aspect it is closed). As for the question posed: the biosphere can be seen as an open system when in comes solar radiation I would agree with this but closed when it comes to matter/nutirents, I would disagree with this as the biosphere draws on the hydrosphere, lithosphere and atmosphere for the nutrients, as well as itself. If you took the earth as the system I would agree with this statement. comment wether organisations are open or closed systems, why and how? Over to you! What sort of organisations, what aspects of their function?

But those are processes, not systems or organisations. The question as you've put it can't be answered. First you need to define the stuff that is moving around, and the system that it is moving around in, and then identify the processes that move it and say whether or not those processes take it in or out as well as moving it around inside.

Latchy - Kate and I are unable to help effectively as we lack the necessary context. I do feel that you have enough information to be able to answer the question, given that only you know the actual context. As Kate says, the bit about 'fracking drilling ,extracting,methane release' is impossible to answer.

Sorry to be a pedant Jane, but surely meteorites and their potential to act as a food source for earth bound bacteria render the earth an open system with regards to matter and nutrients? And we've not even covered the Panspermia Hypothesis yet. (Well it makes a change from DSE assessments)