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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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astronomic theory of glaciation
Earth science; Geology
A theory based on the changing position of the Earth in its orbit around the Sun.
asymmetric rock knob or hill
Earth science; Geology
Bedrock forms with a gentle slope on one side created by glacial abrasion and a steep slope on the opposite side created by glacial plucking.
atomic mass number
Earth science; Geology
The sum of the number of protons and the number of neutrons in an atom. Approximately equal to the mass of the atom.
aureole
Earth science; Geology
A zone surrounding an igneous intrusion, in which contact metamorphism has taken place.
back-arc basin
Earth science; Geology
The region between an island arc and the continental mainland, commonly with at least some oceanic crust on its floor.
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