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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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redoximorphic features
Earth science; Soil science
Redoximorphic concentrations , redoximorphic depletions, reduced matrices, and other features indicating the chemical reduction and oxidation of iron and manganese compounds ...
grain cutan
Earth science; Soil science
Cutan associated with the surfaces of skeleton grains or other discrete units such as nodules, concretions, etc.
durids
Earth science; Soil science
Aridisols which have a duripan that has its upper boundary within 100 cm of the soil surface.
soil compaction
Earth science; Soil science
Increasing the soil bulk density, and concomitantly decreasing the soil porosity, by the application of mechanical forces to the soil.
liquifaction
Earth science; Soil science
Process involved in slope failures when saturated soil is shaken by earhquakes.
peneplain
Earth science; Soil science
An area which has been reduced by erosion to a low, gently rolling surface resembling a plain. (updated 6/1/2000)
goethite
Earth science; Soil science
FeOOH. A yellow-brown iron oxide mineral. Goethite occurs in almost every soil type and climatic region, and is responsible for the yellowish-brown color in many soils and ...
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