Index of Earth science articles
Earth science (also known as geoscience, the geosciences or the Earth Sciences) is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the planet Earth.[1] It is arguably a special case in planetary science, the Earth being the only known life-bearing planet. There are both reductionist and holistic approaches to Earth science. There are four major disciplines in earth sciences, namely geography, geology, geophysics and geodesy. These major disciplines use physics, chemistry, biology, chronology and mathematics to build a quantitative understanding of the principal areas or spheres of the Earth system.
Articles related to Earth science include:
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[edit]- Earth's core
- Earth's magnetic field
- Earth's mantle
- Economic geology
- Edaphology (soil science)
- Engineering geology
- Environmental geology
- Environmental science
- Erosion
- Exosphere (Atmospheric sciences)
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[edit]- Gaia hypothesis
- Gemology (mineralogy)
- Geochemistry
- Geochronology (Geophysics)
- Geodesy (see Surveying)
- Geodynamics (Geophysics and Tectonics)
- Geographical Information System
- Geography
- Geoinformatics (GIS)
- Geology
- Geomagnetics (Geophysics)
- Geomicrobiology
- Geomorphology
- Geophysics
- Geosphere
- Geostatistics
- Glaciology (Geology and Hydrology)
- Gravimetry (Geophysics)
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[edit]- Magma (Volcanology)
- Magnetosphere
- Marine biology (Oceanography)
- Marine geology (Oceanography)
- Meridional flow
- Mesosphere (Atmospheric sciences)
- Meteorology
- Micropaleontology
- Mineralogy
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[edit]- Paleoceanography
- Paleoclimatology
- Pedology (Soil science)
- Pedosphere (Soil science)
- Petrology (Geology)
- Physical geography
- Physical oceanography
- Planetary geology
- Plate tectonics
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[edit]- Sedimentology (Geology)
- Seismology (Geophysics)
- Soil science
- Stratigraphy (Geology)
- Stratosphere (Atmospheric sciences)
- Structural geology
- Surveying (see Geodesy)
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[edit]References
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- Adams, Simon; Lambert, David (August 2006). Earth Science: An illustrated guide to science. New York, NY: Chelsea House Publishers. ISBN 0-8160-6164-5.