Solid earth
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Solid earth refers to "the earth beneath our feet" or terra firma, the planet's solid surface and its interior.[1]: v [2]: 1 It excludes the Earth's fluid envelopes, the atmosphere and hydrosphere (but includes the ocean basin), as well as the biosphere and interactions with the Sun.
Solid-earth science refers to the corresponding methods of study, a subset of Earth sciences, predominantly geophysics and geology, excluding aeronomy, atmospheric sciences, oceanography, hydrology, and ecology.
See also
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- Crust (geology)
- Geosphere
- Land
- Landform
- Landscape
- Lithosphere
- Pedosphere
- Structure of the Earth
- Terrain
- Solid Earth (journal)
- Journal of Geophysical Research - section B (Solid Earth)
References
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