Geology

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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Cordilleran ice sheet

Earth science; Geology

Ice cap that grew in western North America during the Pleistocene Epoch. It began growing first in Canada, eventually covering much of British Columbia, Alaska, the northern U.S., and parts of ...

An irregular sand ridge transverse to wind direction. This is formed when dry sand is blown across a smooth, moist surface. Adiabatic; A temperature change involving no transfer of heat from one area ...

Chondrites

Earth science; Geology

Small nuggets of rocky material that exist in certain meteorites. These droplets of matter are believed to have condensed from our solar system's original nebula about five billion years ago. Their ...

Artificial recharge

Earth science; Geology

The unnatural addition of surface waters to groundwater. Recharge could result from reservoirs, storage basins, leaky canals, direct injection of water into an aquifer, or by spreading water over a ...

Algae

Earth science; Geology

Photosynthetic, almost exclusively aquatic, nonvascular plants that range in size from simple unicellular forms to giant kelps several feet long. They have extremely varied life cycles and first ...

Bioengineering

Earth science; Geology

The use of chemical processes in an agricultural or industrial context which arise from the living environment, such as biogas paints, where methane gas is extracted from animal dungs to power ...

Compound

Earth science; Geology

An electrically neutral substance that consists of two or more elements combined in specific, constant proportions. A compound typically has physical characteristics different from those of its ...