Definition of geological phenomenon Geological phenomenon
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What does geological phenomenon mean?
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| geological phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth | ||
| natural phenomenon all phenomena that are not artificial | ||
| geology a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks | ||
| quake, seism, temblor, earthquake shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity | ||
| endogeny a geological phenomenon below the surface of the earth | ||
| alluvial cone, alluvial fan a fan-shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens out | ||
| cataclysm, catastrophe a sudden violent change in the earth's surface | ||
| continental drift the gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics) | ||
| alluviation, sedimentation, deposit the act of putting something somewhere | ||
| inundation, alluvion, deluge, flood gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment | ||
| frost heave, frost heaving upthrust of ground or pavement caused by the freezing of moist soil | ||
| transgression the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit | ||
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