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Author:     kdavis
Text:       What scientific fields are included in earth science?

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Author:      Sam Bowen
Text:        There are a very large number of areas of study and work that are 
included.  Petroleum engineers, engineers who prospect for ores, scientists 
who study the movement of water through the layers of the earth, engineers who 
study the strength of soils for supporting structures, scientists who study 
earthquakes, professors of geology, soil physicists who are concerned with 
agriculture, meteorologists, astronomers,...

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Author:      Mark Fernau
Text:        The field of atmospheric science (meteorology) is included in 
Earth Science.  This field is very wide-ranging from weather forecasting to 
climate science to complex and very theoretical atmospheric physics regarding 
fluid dynamics, atmospheric electricity, and other stuff.  With a bachelors or 
masters degree one can be a weather forecaster or air pollution meteorologist, 
with T.V., radio, private industry, or the government (weather service).  With 
a Ph.D. one can do research in any of the fields of atmospheric science, with 
the government, private industry, or at a university and, of course, you can 
teach at a college.  This is just a simple overview to give you an idea.