Earth science

Earth science

Any of several geological sciences that are concerned with the earth, its origins, and all of its various structures and physical forms and phenomena.

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Curie point

Earth science; Geology

The temperature above which a mineral loses its magnetism.

cyclothem

Earth science; Geology

A series of beds, of interest because they include coal, which were associated with unstable shelf or interior basin conditions in which alternating marine transgressions and ...

Darcy’s law

Earth science; Geology

A formula describing the flow of water through an aquifer.

daughter

Earth science; Geology

An atom that results from the radioactive decay of a parent atom.

debris flow

Earth science; Geology

Fast-moving, turbulent mass movement with a high content of both water and rock debris. The more rapid debris flows rival the speed of rock slides.

decay rate

Earth science; Geology

The rate at which a population of radioactive atoms decays into stable daughter atoms. Rate often expressed in terms of half life of the parent isotope.