What is Geology?

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What is general geology? I need a phys. science credit and itsa between chemistry, geology, and

Answer 1

Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, "the earth") and λογος (logos, "word", "reason"))[1] is the science and study of the solid matter of a celestial body, its composition, structure, physical properties, history and the processes that shape it. It is one of the Earth sciences. Geologists have helped establish the age of the Earth at about 4.6 billion (4.6x109) years, and have determined that the Earth's lithosphere, which includes the crust, is fragmented into tectonic plates that move over a rheic upper mantle (asthenosphere) via processes that are collectively referred to as plate tectonics. Geologists help locate and manage the earth's natural resources, such as petroleum and coal, as well as metals such as iron, copper, and uranium. Additional economic interests include gemstones and many minerals such as asbestos, perlite, mica, phosphates, zeolites, clay, pumice, quartz, and silica, as well as elements such as sulphur, chlorine, and helium.

Planetary geology (sometimes known as Astrogeology) refers to the application of geologic principles to other bodies of the solar system. However, specialised terms such as selenology (studies of the Moon), areology (of Mars), etc., are also in use.

The word "geology" was first used by Jean-André Deluc in the year 1778 and introduced as a fixed term by Horace-Bénédict de Saussure in the year 1779. The science was not included in Encyclopædia Britannica's third edition completed in 1797, but had a lengthy entry in the fourth edition completed by 1809.[2] An older meaning of the word was first used by Richard de Bury to distinguish between earthly and theological jurisprudence.

Answer 2

General Geology?
Geology is the study of the Earth.
Geo=Earth, Ology=The study of

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Geology is the study of earth and its surface. You can be a geologist in ONGC, mettalurgical department, archaelogical department, you can take up some research work,

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study of the earth. I would take the geology.

Answer 5

geology is the study of earth/rocks

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Geology is the study of the rocks, like the metamorphic, igneous, sedimentary

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The study of the Earth and its materials (rocks etc).

Answer 8

its like the formation of rocks stuff bout rocks

pick chemistry it's not that hard..studying bout rocks can be boring

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Learning about rocks and stuff like that

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study of rock