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 is the scientific name for the solid parts of a planet. When you go for a hike, you can think of the ground beneath your feet as part of the Earth's geosphere. In Earth science or geoscience, the geosphere refers to the parts of our planet that are solid (like the mantle and crust). The liquid and gaseous parts are called the hydrosphere and atmosphere. Geosphere, coined in the late 19th century, was modeled after atmosphere, with the Greek prefix geo-, earth..