The solar cycle or solar magnetic activity cycle is the nearly periodic 11-year change in the Sun's activity (including changes in the levels of solar radiation and ejection of solar material) and appearance (changes in the number and size of sunspots, flares, and other manifestations).
Planet earth is generally thought of a composed of the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the lithosphere and the biosphere. The geosphere is often used to mean the same thing as lithosphere - rocks and stones. If this is how you are using the word, then the geosphere consists of the crust, the mantle and the core. Comments.
The geosphere includes the rocks and minerals on Earth â from the molten rock and heavy metals in the deep interior of the planet to the sand on beaches and peaks of mountains. The geosphere also includes the abiotic (non-living) parts of soils, and the skeletons of animals that may become fossilized over geologic time.