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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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Biodiversity
Earth science; Geology
The environmental richness and amount of species in a given environment and across the whole world.
C-horizon
Earth science; Geology
The lowest layer of soil, consisting of fragments of rock and their chemically weathered products.
Colloid
Earth science; Geology
A substance that is so finely divided that it consists of molecules dispersed in a gas or liquid.
Aquifer
Earth science; Geology
A permeable region of rock or soil through which ground water can move.
Conduction
Earth science; Geology
Heat transport by direct transfer of energy from one particle to another, without moving the particle to a new location. compare convection , radiation .
Coastal defence
Earth science; Geology
General term used to encompass both coast protection against erosion and sea defence against flooding.
Active fault
Earth science; Geology
A fault along which slip has occurred in historical (or Holocene) time or earthquake foci are located.
