Earth's climate system is a complex system with five interacting components: the atmosphere (air), the hydrosphere (water), the cryosphere (ice and permafrost), the lithosphere (earth's upper rocky layer) and the biosphere (living things).
The Earth's climate system is a multifaceted system comprising five interconnected elements: the atmosphere (air), the hydrosphere (water), the cryosphere (ice and permafrost), the lithosphere (the planet's outer rocky layer), and the biosphere (living organisms).