Topic outline of Earth science
- Topic outline of Earth science
Earth science is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the planet Earth. Earth is arguably a special case in planetary science, being the only known life-bearing planet. There are both reductionist and holistic approaches to the Earth science. The major historic disciplines use physics, geology, mathematics, chemistry, and biology to build a quantitative understanding of the principal areas or "spheres" of the Earth system.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to earth science:
Essence of earth science
: "Main article: Earth science"
Earth science is also known as:
* the Earth Sciences
* Geoscience
* the Geosciences
* a planetary science
Earth's spheres
* Earth (planet)
* Lithosphere or Geosphere
** Sediment
** Rock (geology)
** Crust (geology)
*** Oceanic Crust
*** Continental Crust
** Lithosphere
** Asthenosphere
** Earth's mantle
** Earth's core
***Inner core
***Outer core
* Pedosphere
** Soil
* Hydrosphere
** Water
* Cryosphere
** Glacier
** Ice
** Ice core
* Atmosphere
** Air
** Climate
** Earth's atmosphere
*** Exosphere
*** Ionosphere
*** Thermosphere
*** Mesosphere
*** Stratosphere
*** Troposphere
** Gas
** Weather
* Biosphere
** Life
*** Flora
*** Fauna
* Magnetosphere
Branches of earth science
Geology
* Economic geology
* Engineering geology
* Environmental geology
* Gemology
* Geochemistry
* Geochronology
* Geomagnetics
* Geomicrobiology
* Geomorphology
* Geophysics
* Geostatistics
* Historical geology
* Hydrogeology
* Mantle plumes
* Micropaleontology
* Mineralogy
* Mineral Physics
* Mining
* Paleontology
* Palynology
* Petroleum geology
* Petrology
* Physical geodesy
* Planetary geology
* Plate tectonics
* Quaternary geology
* Sedimentology
* Seismology
* Stratigraphy
* Structural geology
* Tectonics
* Volcanology
Soil science
* Edaphology
* Pedology
Oceanography
* Oceanography
* Physical oceanography
* Chemical oceanography
* Hydrogeology
* Hydrology
* Limnology
* Marine Biology
* Marine Geology
* Marine Geophysics
* Paleoceanography
Geography
* Geography
* Human geography
* Paleogeography
* Physical Geography
Limnology
* Limnology
Glaciology
* Glaciology
Atmospheric science
* Atmospheric sciences
* Meteorology
* Climatology
Systems or multidisciplinary
* Biogeochemistry
* Climatology
* Mineralogy
* Gaia theory (science)
* Materials Science.
* Meteorology
* Paleoclimatology
* Paleoceanography
History of earth science
: "Main article: History of earth science"; see also History of geology
Basic earth science concepts
Earth science scholars
Leaders in earth science
Earth science lists
: "Main article: List of earth science topics"
See also
*List of geoscience organizations
External links
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