earth science
noun
: any of the sciences (such as geology, meteorology, or oceanography) that deal with the earth or with one or more of its parts compare geoscience
earth scientist
noun
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Susanne was the chair of the German studies department at Dartmouth College, while Half taught in the school’s earth science department.
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 8 June 2024
As Gary Griggs, a professor of earth sciences at UC Santa Cruz, explained, that is mainly because California is young — in a geological sense — and still settling in.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
After graduating from the State University of New York at Geneseo, Moriarty began teaching earth science as a 22-year-old at a junior high school in Webster, N.Y.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Leslie Sonder, an associate professor of earth sciences at Dartmouth specializing in geodynamics, said the eastern U.S. typically experiences small and moderate earthquakes — and far less frequently than the West — because the nearest plate boundary is way off in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 8 June 2024
As Gary Griggs, a professor of earth sciences at UC Santa Cruz, explained, that is mainly because California is young — in a geological sense — and still settling in.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
After graduating from the State University of New York at Geneseo, Moriarty began teaching earth science as a 22-year-old at a junior high school in Webster, N.Y.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Leslie Sonder, an associate professor of earth sciences at Dartmouth specializing in geodynamics, said the eastern U.S. typically experiences small and moderate earthquakes — and far less frequently than the West — because the nearest plate boundary is way off in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Earth science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earth%20science. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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