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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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Coronal transients
Earth science; Geology
A general term for short-time-scale changes in the corona, but principally used to describe outward- moving plasma clouds.
Coastal management
Earth science; Geology
The development of a strategic, long- term and sustainable land use policy, sometimes also . called shoreline management.
Condensation
Earth science; Geology
The change of state of water from the vapour to the liquid phase. Results in liberation of 80 calories per cubic centimeter.
Coversand
Earth science; Geology
A thin layer of sandy material of wind-blown origin which has been reworked by rivers, glacial or periglacial processes.
Banner cloud
Earth science; Geology
This is a ling, flat cloud forming on the less of a mountain peak due to the action of the air being warmed adiabatically.
Berm
Earth science; Geology
A ridge of beach deposits at the foot of a cliff. This marks the highest point the waves reached in the previous high tide.
Correlation
Earth science; Geology
Process of establishing contemporaneity of rocks or events in one area with rocks or events in another area.
