Earth Space Sciences
| Earth Space Science is an exciting and challenging area of science to study. Virtually all life on Earth is dynamic, and depends on sunlight as its ultimate source of energy, in the form of heat and light. Rocks and soil are the raw materials of the landscape. Every valley, hill, and mountain is made of rocks and soil, and their very nature controls the shape of the landscape. Soil, being the ever so fragile layer of loose material covering most of the land, is vital for plants and food. Soil being weathered rock, water, air, and organic matter, is very complex and has ongoing physical, chemical, and biological processes which make it a dynamic and living system. Water is also dynamic as evidenced in the water cycle. Less than one percent of the total water supply on Earth is found in the form of fresh water; however, this one percent is vital to life on Earth. It circulates in an endless cycle as it evaporates from land and oceans, condenses into clouds, falls as precipitation, and finally runs as rivers flow into oceans once again. |
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| There are many areas
of earth space
science that one can
study. Some of these areas include the study of oceans, water,
rocks, land,
space, and weather. |
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The
scientific study of oceans, including their
chemistry, biology, and geology
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The
science dealing with the occurrence, circulation,
distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its
atmosphere [back to top]
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Geology
  The
science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth,
the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and
biological
changes that the earth has undergone or is undergoing [back
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Geography The study of all the physical features of the earth's
surface, including its climate and the distribution of plant, animal,
and human life [back to top]
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The branch of science that studies the motions and natures
of celestial bodies, such as planets, stars, and galaxies; more
generally, it is the study of matter and energy in the universe at large [back to top]
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Meteorology
The scientific study of the earth's atmosphere, especially
its patterns of climate and weather
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