NOUN | cognition | earth science | any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts |
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Meaning | Any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts. | |
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Narrower | geography, geographics | study of the earth's surface |
geology | A science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks | |
limnology | The scientific study of bodies of fresh water for their biological and physical and geological properties | |
meteorology | The earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather) | |
oceanography, oceanology | The branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans | |
paleontology, palaeontology, fossilology | The earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains | |
Broader | natural science | The sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena |
Spanish | ciencias de la tierra | |
Catalan | ciències de la terra |
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