Earth science is the study of the physical components of Earthts water, land, and airnd the processes that influence them. Earth science can be thought of as the study of the five physical spheres of Earth: atmosphere (gases), lithosphere (rock), pedosphere (soil and sediment), hydrosphere (liquid water), and cryosphere (ice).
Earth scientists, then, must consider interactions between all three states of matterolid, liquid, and gashen performing investigations. The subdisciplines of Earth science are many, and include the geosciences,...
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