Hydrology: The study of water on the earth, for example, where it is and how it is used
Noun. Characteristic associations of pollen taxa are found under differing hydrologies and elevations.
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Paleontology: the scientific study of organisms that lived on earth before there were written records, esp. by examining fossils
Noun. Combining embryology and paleontology: origins of the anterior- posterior axis in echinoids.
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Geosphere: any of the almost spherical concentric regions of matter that make up the earth and its atmosphere, as the lithosphere and hydrosphere.
Noun. The geosphere is big
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Meteorology: The scientific study of the processes that cause particular weather conditions
Noun. Particle sizing in remote sensing, which must rely on backscattering using several wavelengths, is an importani topic in experimental meteorology.
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Atmos =vapor:the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth
Noun. The first part of atmosphere, atmo-, means โsmokeโ or โvapor,โ as we've seen.
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Oceanography: the scientific study of the sea
Noun. One may find direct analogues of this situation in oceanography and meteorology.
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physical geography: the study of the natural features of the earth, such as mountains and rivers
Noun. Such an approach gives emphasis to the social construction of the physical geography of the city.
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Geology: The study of the rocks and similar substances that make up the earth's surface
Noun. A geology professor/student/class/department.
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hydro =water: waterโ (as in hydroelectric) or โhydrogen,โ (as in hydrochloride).
Noun.Combining forms meaning sweat, sweat glands.
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Hydrosphere: All of the water, ice, and water vapor at or near the surface of a planet.
Noun. He wrote a paper on the evolution of the Martian hydrosphere.
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Climatology: he scientific study of climate (= general or long-term weather conditions)
Noun. Time-series analysis is routinely found in physics, electronics, geophysics, astrophysics, climatology, computer science and biometric applications.
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astro =star: comes from the Greek รกstron, meaning โstar.โ
Noun. The word astronomy comes from a Greek word that literally (and poetically) means โstar-arranging.โ
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geo =earth: Geo- is a prefix derived from the Greek word ฮณฮท or ฮณฮฑฮนฮฑ, meaning "earth", usually in the sense of "ground or land
Noun. Terra/terr/ter are from another Latin word meaning โearthโ or โland.โ When combined with a suffix or another root word, geo and terra/terr/ter become com