Earth Sciences Vocabulary

noun the branch of earth science that deals with the measurement and representation of the Earth, including its gravitational field, in three-dimensional space

• Geodetics is the science of measuring the size and shape of the Earth.
• I'm studying geodetics in my geography class.
• Geodetics is like the GPS of the Earth.
• Understanding geodetics helps us navigate through the complexities of the world.

noun a heavy load or burden

verb to load or burden excessively

• The workers were overburdened with too many tasks to complete in a single day.
• I feel so overburdened with all this homework piling up.
• I can't believe how overburdened I am with responsibilities right now.
• Her heart felt overburdened with grief after the loss of her pet.

noun a person who specializes in geodesy, the science of measuring the size and shape of the Earth

• The geodesist used advanced technology to accurately measure the Earth's surface.
• My friend is studying to become a geodesist and will be working with maps and measurements.
• The geodesist is like a real-life map wizard, always calculating distances and locations.
• As a geodesist of relationships, she was skilled at navigating the complexities of human connections.