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Geosphere

Geosphereanother term forlithosphere ofEarth. If onespeaking ofchunkstuff floating aroundspace other thanEarth itself, "lithosphere" would be more correct becausecomes from "lithos" meaning "rock" (instead"geos" which means "Earth"). The normal contextwhich one sees this wordwhen talking aboutvarious conceptual pieces"planet-like things" as related tocarbon cycle. The other pieceshydrosphere, atmosphere,biosphere.

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