Earth science

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Earth science (also known as geoscience or the geosciences), is the study of the Earth and its processes. This discipline includes geology, geophysics, meteorology, physical geography (as opposed to human geography), geomorphology, pedology, mineralogy, paleontology (also known as paleobiology), sedimentology, geodesy and other sciences. Marine science and environmental science are highly interdisciplinary branches of the earth sciences. Arguably, Earth Science can be regarded as a branch of planetary science.

List of the major Earth Science topics

• Economic geology
• Environmental geology

• Geochemistry
• Geochronology
• Geomagnetics
• Geomorphology
• Gemology
• Geostatistics

• Historical geology

• Marine geology
• Metamorphic geology
• Meteorology
• Mineralogy
• Mining

• Oceanography

• Palaeogeography
• Paleontology
• Pedology
• Planetary geology
• Physical geodesy
• Physical geology
• Petroleum geology

• Quaternary geology

• Sedimentology
• Seismology
• Stratigraphy
• Structural geology

• Volcanology

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Earth science" www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_science July 16, 2003