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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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chemical bond
Earth science; Geology
The interactions among the electrons of atoms that hold atoms together to form chemical compounds. If electrons cluster primarily around one atom of a pair, the bond is ionic . If ...
chemical remanent magnetism
Earth science; Geology
Acquired as magnetic minerals form and align themselves to the global magnetic field during diagenesis of a sedimentary deposit.
chlorofluorocarbons
Earth science; Geology
Gases that can be dissociated by solar radiation, which releases chlorine, which in turn destroys ozone.
chute cutoff
Earth science; Geology
A narrow "short cut" across a meander bend, formed in flood as the main stream flow is diverted into a trough between point bars. Sometimes called simply a ‘"chute".
claypan
Earth science; Geology
A layer of stiff, compact, relatively impervious clay which is not cemented. compare caliche , fragipan, hardpan.
zone of saturation
Earth science; Geology
The zone below the zone of aeration in which all pore spaces are filled with water.
zone of leaching
Earth science; Geology
The upper horizons in a soil, through which gravitational moisture travels, removing soluble decomposition products.
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