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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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Alonso model
Earth science; Geology
This is the concept of bid rents whereby the urban dweller is willing to accept a location further from the city centre if rents are lower. This is an explanation of urban land use and land values.
Continent
Earth science; Geology
A large landmass covered with lighter (less dense) rocks. Since their rocks weigh less than the denser oceanic crust, continent float higher on the mantle and overide oceanic plate on colision.
Biogeochemistry
Earth science; Geology
The chemical interactions among the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere. Study of the cycling transformations and transport of chemicals in and between landscapes and ecosystems.
Beach profile
Earth science; Geology
A cross-section taken perpendicular to a given beach contour; the profile may include the face of a dune or sea wall, extend over the backshore, across the foreshore, and seaward underwater into the ...
Closed hydrochemical system
Earth science; Geology
Physical portion of the earth in which the mass of a given immobile chemical element remains constant throughout a chemical and physical transformation process and is enriched only by removal of ...
Basal sliding
Earth science; Geology
The process by which a glacier undergoes thawing at its base, producing a film of water along which the glacier then flows. Basal sliding primarily affects glaciers in warm climates or mid-latitude ...
Arachnoids
Earth science; Geology
A coronae with less than a 170 kilometre (106- mile) diameter. It is a circular-to-elongate Venusian feature surrounded by multiple concentric ridges and complex lineations, thought to be formed by ...
