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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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clastic rock
Earth science; Geology
A sedimentary rock formed from mineral particles (clasts) that were mechanically transported.
alimentation
Earth science; Geology
When snow and ice are added to a glacier through an avalanche or the refreezing of melt water.
atoll
Earth science; Geology
A roughly circular reef with an occasional small, low, coral sand island surrounding a shallow lagoon.
beta-particle
Earth science; Geology
An electron emitted with high energy and velocity from a nucleus undergoing radioactive decay.
campanian
Earth science; Geology
European stage of the Upper Cretaceous, spanning the time between 84 and 72 million years ago.
caste
Earth science; Geology
A position in society inherited from parents and from which there is no transfer through life.
coniacian
Earth science; Geology
European stage of the Upper Cretaceous, spanning the time between 90 and 88 million years ago.
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