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earth science

American  

noun

  1. any of various sciences, as geography, geology, or meteorology, that deal with the earth, its composition, or any of its changing aspects.


earth science British  

noun

  1. 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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earth science Scientific  
  1. 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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Origin of earth science

First recorded in 1935–40

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His latest book, complete with helpful, dizzying and sobering diagrams and photographs, could easily serve as the text for a college earth science course.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2024

"And so a lot of this project came out of the original question of, what's the least bad version of this idea that we can envision?" said Raven, an assistant professor of earth science.

From Science Daily Feb. 16, 2024

“We didn’t know continents could behave this way and that is, for solid earth science, pretty fundamental,” says Douwe van Hinsbergen, a geodynamicist at Utrecht University.

From Science Magazine Jan. 9, 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

I am agreeable mainly because I know that we need your earth science, your different culture—as wedded to our own science we would be invincible.

From Valley of the Croen by Tarbell, Lee

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