Geosphere
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Geosphere is a term denoting the solid body of the Earth (i.e. the hydrosphere, lithosphere [including pedosphere] and in some definitions also the internal part of the Earth) and the atmosphere of the Earth (up to the exosphere).
Part of the geosphere is the biosphere. Parts of the geosphere included in the biosphere are the pedosphere, hydrosphere and troposphere.
From another point of view, the term geosphere is usually seen in referring to the various conceptual pieces of "planet-like things" as related to the carbon cycle. The other pieces are hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere.