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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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electron
Earth science; Geology
A fundamental unit of matter, negatively charged and disposed in a cloud surrounding the nucleus of an atom.
element
Earth science; Geology
A substance that consists of atoms, each with the same atomic number.
elysium uplift
Earth science; Geology
A region at the center of a huge bulge in the Martian surface formed by a series of fluid lava flow eruptions that carpeted its flanks and slowly built up the high features we see ...
enstatite
Earth science; Geology
A common rock forming mineral of the orthhopyroxene group, (Mg,Fe)SiO 3 . It is isomorphous with hypersthene. It is an essential constituent of many igneous rocks.
eolian features
Earth science; Geology
Related to wind deposits and associated effects. Including wind streaks, sand dunes, ripples, deposits of loess, and yardangs.
eolian systems
Earth science; Geology
Pertaining to the wind, esp. said of such deposits as loess and dune sand, of sedimentary structures such as wind formed ripple marks, or erosion and deposition accomplished by ...
erratic
Earth science; Geology
A stone or boulder, glacially transported from place of origin and left in an area of different bedrock composition.
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