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Definition of earth science noun
any of various sciences, as geography, geology, or meteorology, that deal with the earth, its composition, or any of its changing aspects.
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Origin of earth science First recorded in 1935–40
OTHER WORDS FROM earth science earth scientist, noun
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How to use earth science in a sentence Lead author Tom Gernon, an associate professor of earth science at the University of Southampton, calls volcanoes a “geological thermostat” that helps regulate the earth’s CO2 levels.
He is taking the night version of the four remaining courses he needs to graduate — geometry, earth science , world history and English 12 — and is now on track to earn his high school degree this spring.
The whole earth science community became aware of these findings the following spring, at the American Geophysical Union’s annual meeting.
As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.
Citizens, perhaps, need to feel like they can communicate something to science.
The questions going through my mind are: How on earth are there Kalashnikovs and rocket launchers in the heart of Paris?
“I heard Jeffrey was interested in supporting science and I contacted him,” Krauss said.
“We talked about the science the whole time the other day,” Krauss told The Daily Beast in a phone interview.
The most High hath created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor them.
The Majesty on high has a colony and a people on earth, which otherwise is under the supremacy of the Evil One.
All things that are of the earth, shall return to the earth again, and all waters shall return to the sea.
It was difficult, with the mean appliances of the time, to wring subsistence from the reluctant earth.
As the weeks wore on, the pretence of practical teaching was quietly dropped, and we crammed our science out of the text-book.
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British Dictionary definitions for earth science
noun
any of various sciences, such as geology, geography, and geomorphology, that are concerned with the structure, age, and other aspects of the earth
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Scientific definitions for earth science
Any of several sciences, such as geology, oceanography, and meteorology, that study the origin, composition, and physical features of the Earth.
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