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What Is Geology?
So what is geology?
"They say it is to see how the world was made." Sir Walter Scott (1771 - 1832)
It's the study of the Earth and its properties, behaviour, structure, composition and geological history.
It addresses questions like
* how the Earth was formed and how it continues to change;
* how to find the Earth's resources;
* how to predict its dangerous events.
By Mike Beauregard via Flickr.com
Its more academic part includes
* the formation, evolution and composition of the planet Earth;
* the causes and nature of earthquakes, ice ages, volcanoes, tsunamis and climate change.
and its more practical side includes
* how to find oil, gas, minerals and other resources including ground water;
* how to prevent problems like landslides, floods, sinkholes and water and soil contamination;
* where to dispose nuclear waste.
There are other studies within geology such as structural geology, petrology, mineralogy, paleontology, hydrogeology, stratigraphy, glaciology, geophysics, geochemistry, geomorphology, volcanology, metallurgy, engineering geology and others.
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