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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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abyssal fan
Earth science; Oceanography
Fan shaped accumulation of sediment from rivers that is deposited at the base of a submarine canyon within an ocean basin.
easting
Earth science; Oceanography
First measurement of a grid reference used to specific the location of a point on a rectangular coordinate system. The distance measured eastward from the origin of a rectangular ...
double diffusive convection
Earth science; Oceanography
Fluid motion that results from the release of potential energy from one of two or more factors that determine a fluid's density (for example, heat and salinity). Even if the ...
convection
Earth science; Oceanography
Fluid motion which results from the action of unbalanced buoyancy forces.
advection fog
Earth science; Oceanography
Fog generated when winds flow over a surface with a different temperature. Two types of advection fog exist. When warm air flows over a cold surface it can produce fog through ...
ice
Earth science; Oceanography
Frozen form of the water molecule. Ice has a specific gravity (0. 9166) which is slightly less than water. This difference in specific gravity causes ice to float on water.
greenhouse gases
Earth science; Oceanography
Gases responsible for the greenhouse effect. These gases include: water vapor (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2); methane (CH4); nitrous oxide (N2O); chlorofluorocarbons (CFxClx); and ...
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