earth science
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of earth science
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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To tackle these questions, researchers combined expertise from multiple fields, including genetics, archaeology, earth science, and oceanography.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2026
Luisa did not have the Highers needed to study earth science so went to college to do an HNC which helped her to get into university.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2024
It flourished to become a key contractor in areas such as earth science, aerial exploration and national security and intelligence programs.
From Reuters ● Jul. 7, 2023
The author, who uses the pronouns they/them, speaks in a dazzling torrent of words, and balances discourse on subjects such as robotics and earth science with self-deprecating quips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
But besides a general obligation shared by geologists everywhere, and in varying degrees by perhaps all authors of recent American text- books in earth science, there is owing a debt direct and personal.
From The Elements of Geology by William Harmon Norton
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