How to Use earth science in a Sentence

earth science

noun
  • Their findings could help inform the earth sciences field.
    Fox News, 10 Dec. 2019
  • On Wednesday, a replica of the slab was unveiled in the atrium of the center’s earth sciences building.
    Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2018
  • One of the jets is equipped with a radar system used for earth science research, such as studying the retreat of the Arctic ice cap.
    Leeaundra Keany, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2011
  • True to his word, the next day Smith crafted a different version of the bill that included the 25% cut to earth sciences.
    Jeffrey Mervis, Science | AAAS, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Watch the video to learn how InSAR is transforming earth science—and what to expect from the technique in the coming years.
    Meagan Cantwell, Science | AAAS, 5 Mar. 2021
  • For those in the earth science community, there was a far more pressing question to be answered.
    Adam Federman, Wired, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Terra's job is to gaze back at our planet from about 430 miles up, and to conduct studies of earth science and global warming.
    Discover Magazine, 3 Sep. 2010
  • Last year, ninth-grade earth science had no permanent teachers.
    Allie Gross, Detroit Free Press, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Moulton was on the team rewriting the earth science and astronomy courses.
    Katie Worth, Scientific American, 20 June 2022
  • Each episode of the series will look at a different ocean through the lenses of oceanography, earth sciences, and geography.
    Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 18 July 2019
  • But their support for the earth science missions will be tested again next year, as the White House’s 2019 spending request again proposes cutting four projects.
    Jeffrey Brainard, Science | AAAS, 23 Mar. 2018
  • Years ago, Jessica Blotter was an earth science teacher, and as such, someone who regularly thought about the health of the planet and all the living things that call it home.
    Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The latest study added to the evidence, said Drew Shindell, a professor of earth science at Duke University.
    New York Times, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Conor Purcell is a science journalist who writes on science, nature, and philosophy and has a Ph.D. in earth science.
    Conor Purcell, Scientific American, 8 July 2019
  • Feustel earned a bachelor's degree in solid earth sciences from Purdue in 1989 and a master's degree in geophysics from the school two years later, Purdue said in a news release.
    Dakin Andone, CNN, 12 May 2018
  • Kate Middleton revealed her oldest child's passion for earth science during a recent call with one of the entrants of the Hold Still photography project.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 1 Oct. 2020
  • And as mainlanders who planned to take cruises, guided tours and earth science workshops bail, Birch said, some businesses that cater to them are closing or laying off workers.
    Dennis Romero /, NBC News, 27 May 2018
  • The original hall was focused entirely on the earth science and beauty of mineral and gem formation.
    Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 11 Aug. 2021
  • The agency’s earth science budget dropped during the budget wars of the Obama administration.
    Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The earth science major is considering going into the oil business.
    Ryan Prior, CNN, 21 Aug. 2020
  • During the internships, students had the opportunity to take an online coding and NASA earth science course.
    Jennifer Shapiro-Sacks, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Aug. 2020
  • The city is home to a small tech business park with a Microsoft data center and supercomputer dedicated to earth sciences.
    Mead Gruver, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2018
  • Moore was a 2019 graduate from Indiana with a degree in geological and earth sciences.
    Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News, 25 July 2023
  • Advertisement The agency is now run under the Indian government’s ministry of earth sciences.
    Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Furnishings match themes, most of which concentrate on a school subject (math, art, geography, earth science, history).
    Mary Bergin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2020
  • And while tumblers are still around—and still make a great introduction to earth science—thanks to modern tech, there’s never been a better time for educational toys, nor a wider selection of truly engaging gadgets.
    Dave Johnson, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021
  • In research presented this week at the world's biggest earth science conference, Pettit showed that the Thwaites ice shelf could collapse within the next three to five years, unleashing a river of ice that could dramatically raise sea levels.
    Sarah Kaplan, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Dec. 2021
  • In research presented this week at the world’s biggest earth science conference, Pettit showed that the Thwaites ice shelf could collapse within the next three to five years, unleashing a river of ice that could dramatically raise sea levels.
    Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Far fewer students take the electives than take biology, chemistry or physics, but the earth science and environmental science course standards were the only ones that already mentioned climate change.
    Katie Worth, Scientific American, 20 June 2022
  • In January 2021 the board held the first hearings for high school electives: environmental science, aquatic science, earth science and astronomy.
    Katie Worth, Scientific American, 20 June 2022

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