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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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Range
Earth science; Geology
A chain of mountains, such as the Rockies. The distance over which something can travel or operate is called its range.
River
Earth science; Geology
A natural flow of fresh water. Rivers empty into a body of water, like an ocean, lake, or another river.
Watershed
Earth science; Geology
A region that includes a river and all its tributaries. Rain or snow that falls anywhere in the same watershed will flow to the same river.
Mantle plume
Earth science; Geology
A hypothetical column of hot, partially molten material that rises from an indeterminate depth in the mantle and is thought by some geologists to provide a driving force for plate movement. compare ...
Convergent plate boundary
Earth science; Geology
A boundary in which two plates collide. The collision can be between two continents (continental collision), an relatively dense oceanic plate and a more buoyant continental plate (subduction zone) ...
Craton
Earth science; Geology
The stable portions of the continents that have escaped orogenic activity for the last 2 billion years. Made predominantly of granite and metamorphic rocks. compare orogen .
Crater
Earth science; Geology
The depression produced by a meteorite impact or a steep-sided, usually circular depression formed by either explosion or collapse at a volcanic vent.
