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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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Cymatogeny
Earth science; Geology
The name given to the warping of the earth's crust over distances of tens to hundreds of kilometres with little rock deformation.
Blowhole
Earth science; Geology
A sea cave with a collapsed roof. Water hits the back of the cave with force, shooting it through the hole in the top of the cave.
Cavitation
Earth science; Geology
Taking place in high velocity stream where air bubbles form and collapse within the water causing shock waves through the channel bed and banks.
Back arc basin
Earth science; Geology
A depression landward of a volcanic arc in a subduction zone, which is lined with trapped sediment from the volcanic arc and the plate interior.
Carboniferous
Earth science; Geology
A period of time in the Paleozoic era that includes the Pennsylvanian and Mississippian periods and extended from 360 to 286 million years ago.
Conservation
Earth science; Geology
The protection of an area, or particular element within an area, accepting the dynamic nature of the environment and therefore allowing change.
Bankfull
Earth science; Geology
The maximum amount of water that a channel can carry is when the river reaches the very top of the banks. Over bankfull and the river will flood.
