Earth science

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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seiche

Earth science; Oceanography

An oscillation of a fluid body in response to a disturbing force having the same frequency as the natural frequency of the fluid system. Tides are now considered to be seiches ...

meteorological tide

Earth science; Oceanography

Annual or semi-annual changes in sea level due to shifts in prevailing winds or seasonal changes in water temperature; distinguish from atmospheric tide.

abyssal plain

Earth science; Oceanography

Another name for ocean floor.

glacial ice

Earth science; Oceanography

Any ice that is or once was part of a glacier.

North Equatorial current

Earth science; Oceanography

Any of several currents driven by the northeast trade winds blowing over the tropical oceans of the Northern Hemisphere. In the Atlantic ocean, it flows west between the ...

south equatorial current

Earth science; Oceanography

Any of several ocean currents driven by the southeast trade winds flowing over the tropical oceans of the Southern Hemisphere. In the Atlantic Ocean it flows westward between the ...