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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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frost heaving
Earth science; Soil science
Lifting or lateral movement of soil as caused by freezing processes in association with the formation of ice lenses or ice needles.
exchangeable bases
Earth science; Soil science
Charge sites on the surface of soil particles that can be readily replaces with a salt solution. In most soils, Ca2+, Mg2+, K+ and Na+ predominate. Historically, these are ...
lapilli
Earth science; Soil science
Non or slightly vesicular pyroclastics, 2. 0 to 76 mm in at least one dimension, with an apparent specific gravity of 2. 0 or more.
spodosols
Earth science; Soil science
Mineral soils that have a spodic horizon or a placic horizon that overlies a fragipan. (An order in the U. S. system of soil taxonomy. )
eukaryote
Earth science; Soil science
Cellular organisms having a membrane-bound nucleus within which the genome of the cell is stored as chromosomes composed of DNA; includes algae, fungi, protozoa, plants, and ...
outer sphere adsorption
Earth science; Soil science
Adsorption of ions that occurs with the retention of waters of hydration between the surface and the adsorbed ion where the force that retains the ion is only electrostatic ...
soil interpretations
Earth science; Soil science
Predictions of soil behavior in response to specific uses or management based on inferences from soil characteristics and qualities (e.g., trafficability, erodibility, ...
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- Geology (10953)
- Mapping science (105290)
- Oceanography (12332)
- Physical oceanography (42660)
- Remote sensing (8661)
- Seismology (14406)
- Soil science (29216)