From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishearth scienceˈearth ˌscience noun [countable usually plural] a science, such as geology, which involves the study of the physical world
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earth science• We believe these results signify the beginning of a revolution in earth science.• Like Duba, these researchers drifted into earth science from fields like engineering, mathematics or computer science.• Lured by the excitement of plate tectonics, some felt that earth science would be a practical way to apply their knowledge.• Within earth science literature, the most important obsolescence study to date is that by Kohut. 