Biosphere vs. Lithosphere

Biospherenoun

The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.

Biospherenoun

The totality of living organisms and their environment.

Biospherenoun

the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist

Biosphere

The biosphere (from Greek βίος bíos and σφαῖρα sphaira ), also known as the ecosphere (from Greek οἶκος oîkos and σφαῖρα), is the worldwide sum of all ecosystems. It can also be termed the zone of life on Earth.

Lithospherenoun

(geology) The rigid, mechanically strong, outer layer of the Earth; divided into twelve major plates.

Lithospherenoun

The solid earth as distinguished from its fluid envelopes, the hydrosphere and atmosphere.

Lithospherenoun

the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle

Lithosphere

A lithosphere (Ancient Greek: λίθος [líthos] for , and σφαίρα [sphaíra] for ) is the rigid, outermost shell of a terrestrial-type planet or natural satellite. On Earth, it is composed of the crust and the portion of the upper mantle that behaves elastically on time scales of thousands of years or greater.