earth science
nounDefinition of earth science
: 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
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Each episode of the series will look at a different ocean through the lenses of oceanography, earth sciences, and geography. — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, "Thor 4 Is Coming—and Taika Waititi Is Directing," 18 July 2019 The Garlock fault may be more likely to undergo an earthquake as a result of Ridgecrest quakes, said James Dolan, professor of earth sciences at USC who has spent years studying this region. — Los Angeles Times, "San Andreas fault is a 730-mile monster. Ridgecrest earthquake was tiny taste of possible destruction," 25 July 2019 Of the currently operational satellites, approximately 40% of payloads enable communications, 36% observe the Earth, 11% demonstrate technologies, 7% improve navigation and positioning, and 6% advance space and earth science. — Jean Creighton, Quartz, "These innovations from the Moon landing changed life on Earth," 19 July 2019 Each episode of the series will focus on a different ocean, combining the disciplines of oceanography, geography and earth sciences to experience these characteristics in new ways. — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, "Netflix Teams With 'Blue Planet II' Creator on 'Oceans' Doc Series," 16 July 2019 In Alberta and then London, the University of Alaska Museum’s curator of earth science looked at bones of dinosaurs similar to ones found in northern Alaska. — Anchorage Daily News, "The weird world of northern dinosaurs is coming into focus," 6 July 2019 The decadal survey is designed to set the course for earth science research at NASA, NOAA and the U.S. Geological Survey. — Scott Waldman, Scientific American, "New NASA Chief Says He Will Protect Climate Research," 18 May 2018 The White House has mounted a broad attack on climate science, repeatedly proposing cuts to NASA's earth science budget, including the CMS, and cancellations of climate missions such as the Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3 (OCO-3). — Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, "Trump White House quietly cancels NASA research verifying greenhouse gas cuts," 9 May 2018 Bridenstine has since acknowledged a human influence and has sounded support for NASA’s $1.9 billion in earth science research—a major buttress of climate science in the United States. — Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, "Bridenstine confirmed to serve as NASA administrator," 19 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'earth science.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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