Meaning & use

geosphere

noun·Advanced

The solid part of the Earth, including rocks, minerals, and landforms.

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The geosphere interacts constantly with the atmosphere and oceans in shaping climate.

Erosion gradually reshapes the geosphere over many thousands of years.

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One of Earth's four main systems, alongside the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere.

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