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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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betterment
Earth science; Geology
The unplanned increase in the value of land due to the actions of people other than the owners, such as the granting of planning permission by a council.
biomass fuel
Earth science; Geology
A renewable fuel derived from a living organism or the by product of a living organism. Biomass fuels include wood, dung, methane gas, and grain alcohol.
collision theory
Earth science; Geology
This theory states that raindrops form through colliding water droplets which then join together until too heavy to be suspended, when they fall as rain.
bank storage
Earth science; Geology
When water is held in permanent channel-side deposits (such as soil) or in human-made structures (such as when building anti-flooding defenses in.)
comet
Earth science; Geology
An object which circles the sun in a non-circular orbit. Commonly made up of a large mass of rock debris and ice. Basically, a giant snockball from space.
asteroid belt
Earth science; Geology
Asteroids that orbit the Sun at distances from 2.2 AU to 3.6 AU. This orbital zone between Mars and Jupiter is the location of most of the known asteroids.
bivalve
Earth science; Geology
A mollusk having two shells hinged together, as the oyster, clam, or mussel; or any animal with two halves to its shell such as an ostracode or brachiopod.
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