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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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Cohort
Earth science; Geology
A group of people who experience a significant event during the same period of time.
Cuesta
Earth science; Geology
A long, narrow hill with a steep slope on one side ant a gentle slope on the other.
Class
Earth science; Geology
The systems of social hierarchy in a society determined by work, money and property.
Biotic
Earth science; Geology
Those factors in an environment that are living. (Non- living are called 'abiotic').
Basal sapping
Earth science; Geology
Erosion is concentrated along the base of a slope causing undercutting and slope retreat.
Accumulative minerals
Earth science; Geology
Minerals that make up the extract assemblage during fractional crystallisation of a magma.
Breaking point
Earth science; Geology
This is the point at which the influence of one urban environment ends and another begins.
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