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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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Stratigraphy is a branch of geology concerned with the study of rock layers (strata) and layering (stratification). 1
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1. Stratigraphy (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationStratigraphy, lead section (phenomenon-discipline bucket)
Quote, Stratigraphy, lead section (phenomenon-discipline bucket)
Stratigraphy is a branch of geology concerned with the study of rock layers (strata) and layering (stratification).
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