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Geology
The science that comprises the study of the solid Earth and the processes by which it is shaped and changed.
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antebellum
Earth science; Geology
Before the war; in the United States, belonging to the period immediately prior to the Civil War.
blowouts
Earth science; Geology
A general term for various saucer- or through- shaped hollows formed by wind erosion on a dune or
catastrophism
Earth science; Geology
This is the belief that geological and landscape features were formed by sudden, isolated events.
citizenship
Earth science; Geology
Refers to the terms of membership of a nation- state which secures certain rights and privileges.
coastal processes
Earth science; Geology
Collective term covering the action of natural forces on the shoreline, and the nearshore seabed.
colloid
Earth science; Geology
A substance that is so finely divided that it consists of molecules dispersed in a gas or liquid.
confining unit
Earth science; Geology
Rock or unconsolidated material, generally of low permeability, that restricts ground-water flow.
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