earth science

/ərθ ˌsaɪəns/

/əθ ˈsaɪɪns/

Other forms: earth sciences

Definitions of earth science

1. noun

   any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts
   types:

   fossilology, palaeontology, paleontology

   the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains

   geology

   a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

   meteorology

   the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)

   oceanography, oceanology

   the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans

   limnology

   the scientific study of bodies of fresh water for their biological and physical and geological properties

   geographics, geography

   study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation

   palaeobiology, paleobiology

   a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms

   hypsography

   the scientific study of the earth's configuration above sea level (emphasizing the measurement of land altitudes relative to sea level)

   palaeogeology, paleogeology

   the study of geologic features once at the surface of the earth but now buried beneath rocks

   geophysical science, geophysics

   the science that studies how energy and matter interact in the earth's surface, interior, and surrounding space

   orography, orology

   the science of mountains

   stratigraphy

   the branch of geology that studies the arrangement and succession of strata

   aerology

   meteorology of the total extent of the atmosphere; especially the upper layers

   climatology

   meteorology of climates and their phenomena

   nephology

   the branch of meteorology that studies clouds and cloud formation

   hydrography

   the science of the measurement and description and mapping of the surface waters of the earth with special reference to navigation

   mineralogy

   the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them

   spelaeology, speleology

   the scientific study of caves

   economic geology

   the branch of geology that deals with economically valuable geological materials

   physical geography, physiography

   the study of physical features of the earth's surface

   topography

   precise detailed study of the surface features of a region

   economic geography

   the branch of geography concerned with the production and distribution of commodities

   micropaleontology

   the paleontology of microfossils

   vertebrate paleontology

   the paleontology of vertebrates

   type of:

   natural science, science

   the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena