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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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Beach depletion
Earth science; Geology
Where a beach is losing material due to the action of longshore drift or humans erecting sea defences or removing material for industrial reasons.
Cuspate
Earth science; Geology
Form of beach shoreline involving sharp seaward- pointing cusps (normally at regular intervals) between which the shoreline follows a smooth arc.
Core area
Earth science; Geology
The portion of a country that contains its economic, political, intellectual, and cultural focus. It is often the centre of creativity and change.
Aphelion
Earth science; Geology
The point when the earth is farthest from the sun during its annual orbit. Occurs about July 3 when the earth is 94,555,000 miles away from the sun
Agglutinate
Earth science; Geology
A pyroclastic deposit consisting of an accumulation of originally plastic ejecta and formed by the coherence of the fragments upon solidification.
Air mass
Earth science; Geology
A very large body of atmosphere defined by essentially similar horizontal air temperatures. Moisture conditions are also usually similar throughout the mass.
Accreted terrane
Earth science; Geology
Small crustal fragments, island arc, or seamount which are transported by the moving oceanic plate and are added to a continental mass at the subduction zone.
