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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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subtropical deserts
Earth science; Geology
Deserts in zones of descending air between 25 degrees and 30 degrees north and south latitude.
sublimation
Earth science; Geology
The process by which matter in the solid state passes directly to the gaseous state without first becoming liquid.
strike-slip fault (transcurrent fault)
Earth science; Geology
A fault on which the movement is parallel to the fault’s strike.
strike
Earth science; Geology
The compass direction of the intersection between a structural surface (e.g., a bedding plane or a fault surface) and the horizontal.
stress
Earth science; Geology
The force per unit area acting on any surface within a solid; also, by extension, the external pressure which generates the internal force.
stream terrace
Earth science; Geology
A relatively flat surface along a valley, with a steep bank separating it either from the floodplain, or from a lower terrace.
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