Our Home: Earth, a Unique Life Sustaining Planet · Principle 9 of 27
The geosphere
The solid Earth.
Think
Under our feet
Under our feet are rocks, soil and minerals.
What are the solid parts of the Earth called?
What this lesson covers
The idea
The solid parts of the Earth, including rocks, soils and minerals, form the geosphere.
Under our feet
Under our feet are rocks, soil and minerals.
What are the solid parts of the Earth called?
- The geosphere
- The hydrosphere
- The atmosphere
Which sphere
Tap the bin where each belongs.
The solid Earth
The Earth's crust is made of rocks, soil and minerals. It provides almost everything life needs. The solid parts of the Earth, including rocks, soils and minerals, are known as the geosphere.
The geosphere = the solid parts of the Earth: rocks, soils and minerals.
Notes
The geosphere = rocks, soils, minerals.
Check yourself
The solid parts of the Earth form the …
Which of these is part of the geosphere?
The geosphere includes …
Minerals from the crust give us …
- hydrosphere. The hydrosphere is all the water.
- biosphere. The biosphere is living beings and their places.
- geosphere — correct. Yes!
- Minerals — correct. Yes!
- Rivers. Rivers are part of the hydrosphere.
- Clouds. Clouds are not solid Earth.
- only water. Water is the hydrosphere.
- rocks, soils and minerals — correct. Yes!
- only living beings. Living beings are the biosphere.
- only air. Minerals give salt, coal, oil and metals.
- only rain. Minerals give salt, coal, oil and metals.
- salt, coal, oil, and metals like iron and copper — correct. Yes!