GEOLOGY c.a.

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GEOLOGY
EARTH STUDY

 MATERIALS THAT IT IS MADE OF

 PHYSICAL CHANGES (SURFACE & INTERIOR)
 CHEMICAL CHANGES (SURFACE & INTERIOR)
 CHEMICAL CHANGES (SURFACE & INTERIOR)
 HISTORY OF THE EARTH
 LIFE FORMS ON EARTH

GEOLOGY c.a.balisi
BRANCHES OF GEOLOGY
PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
 MINERALOGY
 PETROLOGY
 GEOMORPHOLOGY
 GEOCHEMISTRY
 GEOPHYSICS
 SEDIMENTOLOGY
 STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY
 ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

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MINERALOGY - STUDY OF COMPOSITION & STRUCTURE OF
MINERALS

PETROLOGY - STUDY OF COMPOSITION

& ORIGIN OF
ROCKS

GEOMORPHOLOGY - STUDY OF LANDFORMS AND THEIR

MODIFICATIONS BY PROCESSES

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GEOCHEMISTRY - STUDY OF CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS &
CHEMICAL CHANGES

GEOPHYSICS - STUDY OF BEHAVIOR OF ROCKS IN

RESPONSE TO STRESSES

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SEDIMENTOLOGY - STUDY OF EROSION AND DEPOSITION
OF ROCK PARTICLES BY WIND, ICE
OR WATER

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY - STUDY OF FORCES THAT

DEFORM ROCKS AND INCLUDES
MAPPING OF DEFORMED ROCKS

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ECONOMIC GEOLOGY - STUDY OF EXPLORATION AND
RECOVERY OF NATURAL RESOURCES

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY - STUDY OF THE INTERACTION

OF THE EARTH’S CRUST TO
MAN-MADE STRUCTURES LIKE
DAMS & TUNNELS

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BRANCHES OF GEOLOGY
HISTORICAL GEOLOGY
PALEONTOLOGY- SYSTEMATIC STUDY OF PAST LIFE FORMS

STRATIGRAPHY- STUDY OF LAYERED ROCKS AND THEIR

INTERRELATIONSHIPS

GEOLOGY c.a.balisi