Earth science

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South Atlantic tropical cyclone

South Magnetic Pole

Sphalerite

Sphalerite: the primary zinc sulfide mineral

Spring (water)

Stage (geology)

Statherian

Statherian Period (1.8–1.6 billion years ago)

Steam devil

Stenian

Stone

Storegga Slide

Storegga Slide: prehistoric submarine landslides and the resulting North Atlantic tsunami

Storm

Storm (meteorological phenomenon)

Storm history of Hurricane Wilma

Meteorological history of Hurricane Wilma (October 2005)

Storm surge

Storm surge: coastal flooding caused by intense storms

Storms of My Grandchildren

Fossil Fuels, Future Generations, and Climate Risk: James Hansen's 2009 Call to Action

Strata

Stratigraphic column

Stratigraphy

Stratigraphy: Principles, History, and Applications

Stratosphere

Stratovolcano

Stratus cloud

Stromatolite

Stromatolite: microbial laminated rock formations and their significance

Structure of the Earth

Structure of the Earth: layers, composition, dynamics and boundaries

Subduction

Subduction (plate tectonics)

Submarine volcano

Subtropical cyclone

Subtropical ridge

Subtropical ridge (subtropical high-pressure belt)

Subtropical Storm Andrea (2007)

Sudbury Basin

Suiko Seamount

Suiko Seamount — extinct guyot of the Hawaiian–Emperor chain

Summer

Summer — the warm season and its causes, climates, and cultural impact

Sun angle

Sun angle (solar elevation and incidence)

Sundance Sea

Sundance Sea: Jurassic inland sea of western North America

Supercontinent

Supervolcano

Supervolcano: giant eruptions, causes, effects, and notable examples

Surface mining

Surface runoff

Surveying

Taal Volcano

Taal Volcano (Philippines)

Talc

Talc: properties, composition, uses, occurrence and safety

Tales from Earthsea

Tanzanite

Teapot Rock

Teapot Rock (Wyoming): sandstone landmark and namesake of Teapot Dome

Tectonics

Tectonics: structure, processes and significance of Earth's deforming crust

Temperature record of the past 1000 years

Temperature record of the past 1,000 years

Terraforming of Mars

Terrestrial

Terrestrial planet

Tertiary

Tertiary (historical geological term)