Outline of earth science
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to earth science:
Earth science – all-embracing term for the sciences related to the planet Earth.[1] It is also known as geoscience, the geosciences or the Earth sciences, and is arguably a special case in planetary science, the Earth being the only known life-bearing planet.
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Earth's spheres[edit]
The Earth's spheres are the many "spheres" into which the planet Earth is divided. The four most often recognized are the atmosphere, the biosphere, the hydrosphere and the geosphere. As a whole, the system is sometimes referred to as an ecosphere. Listed roughly from outermost to innermost the named spheres of the Earth are:
- Magnetosphere
- Atmosphere, the gases that surround the Earth (its air)
- By altitude
- By air turbulence
- Biosphere, all life on Earth
- Anthroposphere
- Noosphere (rare)
- Anthroposphere
- Hydrosphere, all water found on, under, and over the surface of Earth
- Cryosphere (sometimes)
- Pedosphere
- Geosphere
Branches of earth science[edit]
Geology[edit]
- Geology
- Geochemistry
- Geochronology
- Geomagnetics
- Geomicrobiology
- Geomorphology
- Geophysics
- Mantle plumes
- Micropaleontology
- Mineralogy
- Paleontology
- Palynology
- Petrology
- Physical geodesy
- Plate tectonics
- Sedimentology
- Seismology
- Stratigraphy
- Tectonics
- Volcanology
Geography[edit]
Soil science[edit]
Atmospheric science[edit]
Oceanography[edit]
Glaciology[edit]
Geoinformatics[edit]
- Geographic information systems
- Spatial decision support systems
- Global positioning systems (GPS) or Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)
- Remote sensing and Photogrammetry
- Geodesy
- Geostatistics
History of earth science[edit]
- Main article: History of earth science; see also History of geology
Earth science topics[edit]
- Main article: List of earth science topics
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- Earth Science Picture of the Day, a service of Universities Space Research Association, sponsored by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- Geoethics in Planetary and Space Exploration
- National Earth Science Teachers Association
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