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The Earth in the universe
A
Accretion of planetesimals, 46
Acid rain, 73
Adamantine, 49
Aquifers, 87
Aragonite, 49
Aristarchus of Samos, 35
Aristotle, 25
Asteroid belt, 30
Astronomical unit (AU), 26
Astronomy, 24
Atmosphere, 46, 66, 67
B
Basalt, 53
Bibliography, 10
Big Bang, 24
Biosphere, 46
Bulb, 28
Bulge, 28, 47
C
Capillarity, 89, 91
Cementation, 54, 58
Ceramic, 58
Chlorofluocarbon gas (CFC), 76
Clay, 55
Cleavage, 50
Climate change, 75
Clusters, 27, 29
Comets, 30
Compaction, 54
Composition, 48, 52
Concrete, 58
Conglomerates, 55
Constellations, 28
Contamination, 72, 95
Copernicus, 25
Cosmos, 24
Crust, 47
Crystal, 48
Crystalline structure, 48
D
Data sheet, 15
Day and night, 31, 36
Deposit, 59
Depuration, 97
Dew, 71
Diagenesis, 54
Diamond, 50, 51
Ductile, 50
E
Earthquake, 10
elements, 10
Earthquake belt, 11
Eclipse, 39
Electromagnetic radiation, 72, 76
Emerald, 51
Equinoxes, 35
Erosion, 25
differential, 26
Eruption
Hawaiian, 12
Peléan, 12
Vulcanian
Estuary, 31
Eutrophication, 95
Exosphere, 69
Extrusive, 53
F
Fault, 16
Focus, 10
Fossil fuels, 55
Fragile, 50
G
Gabbro, 53
Galaxies, 27
Galena, 50, 49
Galileo, 25
Geocentric model, 25
Geosphere, 46
