UNIT  6  GEOSPHERE
The gosphere is the rocky part of the Earth. It is made up of three layers:

• crust
• mantle
• core

click on the picture to see this interactive Earth:

Do you want to compare the Earth with an egg or an apple? click on the picture:

Remember that the geosphere is the rocky part:

 

Read more information about the Earth´s layers on this website:

UNIT 6  THE  EARTH
The Earth is a terrestrial planet, this means that it is made up mostly of rocks rather than gas (as Jupiter). It is the largest of the four terrestrial planets in size and mass. Terrestrial planets are inner planets.
The Earth consists of four spheres:

• geosphere
• hydrosphere
• atmosphere
• biosphere

 

If you want to read more information click on the pictures and visit the different spheres.

If you want to see the four spheres in a real picture, click on the image below:

Learn more about Earth´s spheres, click on this animated gif: