Earth science

Articles about geology, climate, oceans and the planet.

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Divergent boundary

Divergent boundary (constructive plate margin)

Dolomite

Dormant volcano

Dropsonde

Dropsonde: instrument for airborne atmospheric profiling

Dunkleosteus

Dust

Dust devil

Dust devil

Short-lived, spinning columns of air that lift dust and debris; common in hot, dry landscapes and also observed on Mars. Typically harmless but capable of localized damage and envi

Dust storm

Dyke (geology)

Dyke (geology): vertical igneous intrusions that cut across rock layers

Earth

Earth phase

Earth science

Earth science (geoscience): scope, methods, history and applications

Earth-like planet

Earth, Texas

Earth's core

Earth's core: structure, properties, and significance

Earth's crust

Earth's crust: structure, composition, and significance

Earth's inner core

Earth's magnetic field

Earth's magnetic field: origin, structure, and effects

Earth's mantle

Earth's mantle: structure, composition, and role in Earth's dynamics

Earthborn

Earthborn (novel) — the final book of the Homecoming Saga

Earthfall

Earthfall (1995) — fourth novel in the Homecoming Saga

Earthquake

Earthquake

Earthquake: causes, effects, detection, and societal responses

An earthquake is the sudden release of energy in Earth's crust that produces seismic waves. This article explains causes, measurements, wave types, hazards such as tsunamis and lan

Earthsea

East Antarctica

Ectasian

Ectasian (Mesoproterozoic period, 1.4–1.2 billion years ago)

Ediacaran

El Niño–Southern Oscillation

El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO): causes, phases, impacts and measurement

Ellesmere Island Volcanics

Ellesmere Island Volcanics — Cretaceous volcanic province of the High Arctic

Emeishan Traps

Emeishan Traps: Permian flood basalts of southwestern China

Emerald

Emerald (gemstone)

End-Triassic extinction event

End‑Triassic extinction event

End–Ordovician extinction event

Enhanced Fujita scale

Environmental geology

Environmental geology: principles, scope, and practical applications

Eoarchaean

Eocene

Eocene–Oligocene extinction event

Eocene–Oligocene extinction event: climatic transition and biotic turnover

Eon

Eon (Geologic Time Interval)

Epicenter

Epicenter: point on Earth's surface above an earthquake focus

Epoch (geology)

Epoch (geology): definition, hierarchy, history and examples

Era

Era (geology)

Erosion

Erta Ale

Erta Ale — active shield volcano in Ethiopia

Eruption

Eryops

Eucrite

Eurasian plate

Exogeny