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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elastic

Earth science; Soil science

Capable of rebounding to an original shape when deformed under moderate pressure.

recharge

Earth science; Soil science

Movement of water into the aquifer or a recharge area.

autotrophic nitrification

Earth science; Soil science

Oxidation of ammonium to nitrate through the combined action of two chemoautotrophic bacteria, one forming nitrite from ammonium and the other oxidizing nitrite to nitrate.

site

Earth science; Soil science

A volume defined by the abiotic factors (i.e. climate, soil, physiography) that influence vegetation growth and development.

magnetite

Earth science; Soil science

Fe3O4 A black, magnetic iron oxide mineral usually inherited from igneous rocks. Often found in soils as black magnetic sand grains.

vertisols

Earth science; Soil science

Mineral soils that have 30% or more clay, deep wide cracks when dry, and either gilgai microrelief, intersecting slickensides, or wedge-shaped structural aggregates tilted at an ...