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Fields of Geology

Fields of Geology. Climatology Study of climatic changes on this planet Lithology Study of environment and deposition of sediment Seismology Study of earthquakes Archeology Study of ancient civilizations Paleontology Study of past life forms as fossils Oceanography Study of oceans

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Fields of Geology

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  1. Fields of Geology

  2. Climatology • Study of climatic changes on this planet • Lithology • Study of environment and deposition of sediment • Seismology • Study of earthquakes • Archeology • Study of ancient civilizations • Paleontology • Study of past life forms as fossils • Oceanography • Study of oceans • Structural Geology • Study of subsurface features of this planet

  3. Geomorphology • Study of surface features and landforms • Mineralogy • Study of minerals • Stratigraphy • Study of rock strata • Historical Geology • Study of changes in the earth and its life forms through time • Paleogeography • Study of ancient positions of land masses • Agronomy • Study of the formation of soil • Anthropology • Study of man and cultural changes

  4. Physical Geology • Study of the physical changes that this planet undergoes • Astronomy • Study of celestial bodies • Vulcanology • Study of the volcanic processes that have shaped this planet • Geophysics • Study of the forces that have shaped this planet • Geochronology • Study of the sequence of events in relation to each other • Petrology • Study of the microstructure of rocks • Marine Geology • Study of ocean floor structures

  5. Meteorology • Study of the weather patterns on this planet • Plate tectonics • Study of crustal plates motions • Geodesy • Study of the survey of the land • Sedimentation • Study of the composition of rock sediments

  6. Hydrology • water • Paleoecology • Ancient ecosystems • Astrogeology • Earth’s place in relation to other celestial bodies • Geochemistry • Chemical makeup of the Earth

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