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The biosphere is the sum of all living matter on the Earth. The biosphere is interconnected with three other spheres of the physical environment: the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, and the atmospheree biosphere is interconnected with three other spheres of the physical environment: the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, and the atmosphere.
LITHOSPHERE:
The lithosphere is the solid outer layer of the Earth's crust, including rocks, sand, and soil. The Earth's lithosphere is a dynamic area, with processes such as erosion, earthquakes, and plate tectonics constantly altering and forming/destroying the surface. The tectonic cycle described the formation of new crust in some areas and its destruction in others.
Hydrosphere: surface.
The part of the physical environment that consists of all the liquid and solid water at or near the Earth's