EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

EARTH SCIENCE

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Geology is best defined as
A
The study of rocks, the process that forms and changes them.
B
Breakdown of rocks by a physical process.
C
A model geologists use to explain the rock cycle.
D
The removal of weathered rock particles.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Geology describes the structure of the Earth on and beneath its surface, and the processes that have shaped that structure. Geologists study the mineralogical composition of rocks in order to get insight into their history of formation.

Detailed explanation-2: -: a science that deals with the history of the earth and its life especially as recorded in rocks. : a study of the solid matter of a celestial body (such as the moon)

Detailed explanation-3: -Petrology is the study of rocks-igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary-and the processes that form and transform them.

Detailed explanation-4: -geology, the fields of study concerned with the solid Earth. Included are sciences such as mineralogy, geodesy, and stratigraphy.

Detailed explanation-5: -The word geology means ‘Study of the Earth’. Also known as geoscience or earth science, Geology is the primary Earth science and looks at how the earth formed, its structure and composition, and the types of processes acting on it.

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