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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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Algal mat
Earth science; Geology
A layered communal growth of algae observed in fossil an in present day tidal zones associated with carbonate sedimentation.
Contour current
Earth science; Geology
A bottom current that flows parallel to the slopes of the continental margin (along the contour rather than down the slope).
Bullet trains
Earth science; Geology
High-speed trains, first introduced in Japan. So called due to their speed and the aerodynamic shape of the trains themselves
Block mountain
Earth science; Geology
A mass of high land surrounded by faults. The surrounding blocks may have sunk or the high land may have been forced upwards.
Bifurcation ratio
Earth science; Geology
The relationship, within a drainage basin, of the amount of streams of one order to the amount of streams in the next order.
Buoyancy
Earth science; Geology
The resultant upward forces, exerted by the water on a submerged or floating body, equal to the weight of the water displaced by this body.
Banded iron formation
Earth science; Geology
A sedimentary mineral deposit dominated by iron oxides, carbonates, or silicates that were deposited chemically from seawater. Most BIFs were formed between 2.5 and 3.5 billion years ago. Their ...
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