GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -It basically means ‘having to do with the earth’. And in a way the geosphere is kind of like the skeleton of our planet; all of the other spheres are built on top of it. It’s made up of all the rocks and minerals on Earth, from the biggest boulders to the tiniest grains of sand.

Detailed explanation-2: -The geosphere includes the rocks and minerals on Earth – from the molten rock and heavy metals in the deep interior of the planet to the sand on beaches and peaks of mountains. The geosphere also includes the abiotic (non-living) parts of soils and the skeletons of animals that may become fossilized over geologic time.

Detailed explanation-3: -The geosphere includes all the rocks that make up Earth, from the partially melted rock under the crust, to ancient, towering mountains, to grains of sand on a beach. Both the geosphere and hydrosphere provide the habitat for the biosphere, a global ecosystem that encompasses all the living things on Earth.

Detailed explanation-4: -In general, the geosphere is considered to comprise the entire solid Earth and its atmosphere. The Earth’s solid body is divided into the interior and exterior core, the mantle and the crust. The thin layer at the top of the crust is called the pedosphere. A high proportion of the earth is covered by water.

Detailed explanation-5: -The geosphere is the earth itself: the rocks, minerals, and landforms of the surface and interior.