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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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agricultural location theory
Earth science; Geology
An attempt to explain the pattern of agricultural land use in terms of costs, distance and prices.
benioff zone
Earth science; Geology
The area of a subduction zone where the oceanic and continental plates meet to create earthquakes.
c-horizon
Earth science; Geology
The lowest layer of soil, consisting of fragments of rock and their chemically weathered products.
curtain of fire
Earth science; Geology
A row of coalescing lava fountains along a fissure; a typical feature of a Hawaiian-type eruption.
aquifer
Earth science; Geology
A permeable region of rock or soil through which ground water can move.
biodiversity
Earth science; Geology
The environmental richness and amount of species in a given environment and across the whole world.
bore
Earth science; Geology
The current of the incoming tide up a river estuary. This produces a wall of water moving upstream.
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