The sciences concerned with the nature, origin, evolution, and behavior of the solid earth, its waters, and the air that envelops it, including the geologic, hydrologic, and atmospheric sciences.
Broader Terms
physical sciences (20)
Narrower Terms
geology (19)
Related Terms
<earth sciences concepts> (414),
earth scientists (3)
Used for
earth science; geoscience; geosciences; science, earth; sciences, earth
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