Dictionary entry overview: What does Cooper mean? â¢ COOPER (noun) The noun COOPER has 4 senses: 1. United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883) 2. United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961) 3.
Earth Science has anything to do with the earth or geography, therefore the ocean is a combination of both through the elevation of ground in addition the tectonic plates under it.
Since geography has to do with land and the earth I would think that its antonym would be astronomy.