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ge.ol.o.gy (n):
A science that deals with the history of the earth and its life especially as recorded in rocks.

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Geology is a HUGE science.

Think about how many types of rocks there are. There are the rocks that the sidewalk is made of, the rocks buildings are made of, the rocks statues are made of, and on and on!

The WORLD is made out of ROCKS!!

Pretty cool!

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Sometimes, rocks explode in volcanoes, and sometimes they move around in earthquakes.
And sometimes, we can even find evidence of life in rocks, like dinosaur fossils.

Click on the scientists which interest you:


*Gemmologists

study different gemstones.

*Glaciologists

climb around on glaciers and study things that have gotten trapped inside them.

*Marine Geologists

examine samples from the oceans, and map out the seafloor.

*Paleontologists

look at fossils and try to decide where in the fossil record they go.

*Seismologists

study earthquakes

*Vulcanologists

study volcanoes.

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