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Solid earth refers to "the earth beneath our feet" or terra firma, the planet's solid surface and its interior.cite-ref-nrcpanel-1-0[1]cite-ref-nrcsociety-2-0[2] 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.

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• Ad cœlum

• Crust (geology)

• Earth's crust

• Geosphere

• Land

• Landform

• Landscape

• Lithosphere

• Pedosphere

• Structure of the Earth

• Terrain

• Solid Earth (journal)

• Journal of Geophysical Research - section B (Solid Earth)

cite-note-nrcpanel-11. ↑ citerefnational-research-council-u-s-panel-on-solid-earth-problems1964National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Solid Earth Problems (1964). Solid-earth Geophysics: Survey and Outlook. National Academies.

cite-note-nrcsociety-22. ↑ citerefcouncil1993Council, National Research (1993). Solid-earth sciences and society. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. ISBN 9780309047395.

• citereffowler2006Fowler, C.M.R. (2006). The solid earth : an introduction to global geophysics (2nd ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521893077.