earth science
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- meteorology
- the science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather and climate
- astronomy
- The scientific study of matter in outer space, especially the positions, dimensions, distribution, motion, composition, energy, and evolution of celestial bodies and phenomena.
- oceanography
- the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- 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
- conduction
- the transfer of heat between two parts of a stationary system, caused by a temperature difference between the parts
- freezing
- of temperatures) approaching, at, or below the freezing point.
- radiation
- the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and absorbed by another body
- evaporation
- Archaic. matter or the quantity of matter evaporated or passed off in vapor
- melting
- to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal
- condensation
- Meteorology. the process by which atmospheric water vapor liquefies to form fog, clouds, or the like, or solidifies to form snow or hail.
- convection
- Physics. the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas