Geology

Geology

The science that comprises the study of the solid Earth and the processes by which it is shaped and changed.

Contributors in Geology

Geology

In urban areas in a free market, this theory relates to the fact that those who have the money to bid highest for an area of land will obtain its use and will be better placed to make more money out ...

Backwash

Earth science; Geology

(1) physical geography - The flow of sea water back down a beach after the swash. (2) human geography - Movement of resources from the periphery of an urban area to the core, particularly in ...

Sand bypassing

Earth science; Geology

Hydraulic or mechanical movement of sand from the accreting updrift side to the eroding downdrift side of an inlet or harbour entrance. The hydraulic movement may include natural as well as movement ...

Aesthetic

Earth science; Geology

A term meaning to describe something in terms of its beauty. An example would be when something is 'aesthetically-pleasing'. 'Aesthetic Degradation' deals with the deterioration of the quality of an ...

Barometric pressure

Earth science; Geology

A measure of the weight of an entire air column of unit area cross section above the barometer, as a consequence of gravitational attraction, or equivalently, the force exerted by molecules of air ...

Bowen's reaction series

Earth science; Geology

The sequence of igneous rocks formed from a mafic magma, assuming mineral crystals that have already formed continue to react with the liquid magma and so evolve into new minerals, thereby creating ...