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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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boll weevil
Earth science; Geology
A small, greyish beetle of the southeastern United States with destructive larvae that hatch in and damage cotton bolls.
coversand
Earth science; Geology
A thin layer of sandy material of wind-blown origin which has been reworked by rivers, glacial or periglacial processes.
bedding plane
Earth science; Geology
Surface separating layers of sedimentary rocks and deposits. Each bedding plane marks termination of one deposit and beginning of another of different character, such as a surface ...
coastal management
Earth science; Geology
The development of a strategic, long- term and sustainable land use policy, sometimes also . called shoreline management.
banner cloud
Earth science; Geology
This is a ling, flat cloud forming on the less of a mountain peak due to the action of the air being warmed adiabatically.
coronal transients
Earth science; Geology
A general term for short-time-scale changes in the corona, but principally used to describe outward- moving plasma clouds.
berm
Earth science; Geology
A ridge of beach deposits at the foot of a cliff. This marks the highest point the waves reached in the previous high tide.
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