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Part of places one earth process inside the larger cycle it belongs to. Wikipedia notes that "the transport of eroded materials from their original location is followed by deposition, which is arrival and emplacement of material at a new location," making erosion one stage among several in a single ongoing cycle. This dimension shows which wider system a given process is a piece of.

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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)
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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.
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