geo-
geo- From the Greek ge, meaning ‘Earth’ (a version of ‘Gaia’), a prefix meaning ‘pertaining to the Earth’.
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Hollow Earth , Edmund Halley (1656–1742) is best known for having calculated the orbit of a comet that passes by Earth every 76 years. The comet known as Halley's m… Terrestrial Planet , Skip to main content
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terrestrial planet, the earth or a planet that resembles the earth in its physical characteristics. The terre… Gaia Hypothesis , The Gaia (pronounced guy-ah) hypothesis is the idea that Earth is a living organism and can regulate its own environment. This idea argues that Earth… Earth , Imagine that you are describing planet Earth to someone who has never seen it. How would you describe its appearance? What would you say about it? Wh… Historical Geology , CONCEPT
Geologists are concerned primarily with two subjects: Earth's physical features and the study of the planet's history. These two principal br… Fullers Earth , fuller's earth
1. A clay consisting mainly of expanding smectites such as montmorillonite used industrially for its absorptive properties.
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