earth science

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• Greenhouse Effect
  The warming of Earth's surface by greenhouse gases that absorb and re-emit infrared radiation, keeping the planet habitable.
• Water Cycle
  The continuous movement of water between atmosphere, land, and oceans through evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff.
• Ocean Currents
  Large-scale movements of seawater driven by wind, density differences, and Earth's rotation that redistribute heat around the planet.
• Earthquakes and Seismic Waves
  Sudden release of stress along faults generates seismic waves that travel through Earth, measured by seismographs and magnitude scales.
• Fossilization
  The rare sequence of processes that preserves remains or traces of ancient organisms in the rock record.
• The Rock Cycle
  The model describing how igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks form and transform over geological time.