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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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watershed
Earth science; Geology
A region that includes a river and all its tributaries. Rain or snow that falls anywhere in the same watershed will flow to the same river.
water table
Earth science; Geology
The surface between the zone of saturation and the zone of aeration.
sandstone
Earth science; Geology
A clastic sedimentary rock in which the particles are dominantly of sand size, from 0.062 mm to 2 mm in diameter.
savanna
Earth science; Geology
A flat, treeless grassland located in hot, dry regions. Savannas cover nearly half of Africa.
sapphire
Earth science; Geology
One of several forms of the mineral corundum, especially a blue form that is valued as a gem.
natural resource
Earth science; Geology
Any part of the Earth or its atmosphere that is necessary or useful to humans. Forests, mineral deposits, and fresh water are natural resources.
North Pole
Earth science; Geology
The most northern point of the Earth. The North Pole is the northern end of the axis on which the Earth rotates.
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