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This dimension links a natural phenomenon to the earth science field that studies it. Wikipedia describes an earthquake as "the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves," a definition built entirely from the language of seismology. Browsing by discipline groups phenomena that one branch of earth science claims as its own subject.

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also known as oceanology, sea science, ocean science, and marine science, is the scientific study of the ocean, including its physics, chemistry, biology, and geology. 1
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1. Oceanography (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOceanography, lead section, definition sentence (phenomenon-discipline bucket)
Quote, Oceanography, lead section, definition sentence (phenomenon-discipline bucket)
also known as oceanology, sea science, ocean science, and marine science, is the scientific study of the ocean, including its physics, chemistry, biology, and geology.
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