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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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.
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Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Meet the experts: J. Matthew Davis, PhD, is an associate professor at University of New Hampshire’s department of earth sciences, and an expert in groundwater hydrology.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 2 Apr. 2024
Andrea Thompson is an associate editor covering the environment, energy and earth sciences.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2024
Far fewer students take the electives than take biology, chemistry or physics, but the earth science and environmental science course standards were the only ones that already mentioned climate change.
—Katie Worth, Scientific American, 20 June 2022
Years ago, Jessica Blotter was an earth science teacher, and as such, someone who regularly thought about the health of the planet and all the living things that call it home.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2023
Heritage studies, sleep, earth sciences, engineering, education, oncology, sociology, climate change, and disability studies are some of the other areas that the scholars will explore.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
Moore was a 2019 graduate from Indiana with a degree in geological and earth sciences.
—Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News, 25 July 2023
Related: For local leaders, the NAACP’s return to Boston is an opportunity to change the city’s image
Two Massachusetts NAACP chapters — Boston and Brockton — are sending students to the national convention, competing in categories such as contemporary dance, poetry performance, and earth sciences.
—Deanna Pan, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Meet the experts: J. Matthew Davis, PhD, is an associate professor at University of New Hampshire’s department of earth sciences, and an expert in groundwater hydrology.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 2 Apr. 2024
Andrea Thompson is an associate editor covering the environment, energy and earth sciences.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2024
Far fewer students take the electives than take biology, chemistry or physics, but the earth science and environmental science course standards were the only ones that already mentioned climate change.
—Katie Worth, Scientific American, 20 June 2022
Years ago, Jessica Blotter was an earth science teacher, and as such, someone who regularly thought about the health of the planet and all the living things that call it home.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2023
Heritage studies, sleep, earth sciences, engineering, education, oncology, sociology, climate change, and disability studies are some of the other areas that the scholars will explore.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
Moore was a 2019 graduate from Indiana with a degree in geological and earth sciences.
—Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News, 25 July 2023
Related: For local leaders, the NAACP’s return to Boston is an opportunity to change the city’s image
Two Massachusetts NAACP chapters — Boston and Brockton — are sending students to the national convention, competing in categories such as contemporary dance, poetry performance, and earth sciences.
—Deanna Pan, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
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1873, in the meaning defined above
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earth science
noun
: any of the sciences (as geology, meteorology, or oceanography) that deal with the earth or with one or more of its parts
earth scientist
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