GK
GENERAL SCIENCE
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Question
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The study of earth’s history as revealed in its rocks.
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archaeology
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paleontology
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geology
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dendrochronology
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -One of the major objectives of geology is to establish the history of the Earth from its inception to the present.
Detailed explanation-2: -Petrology is the study of rocks-igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary-and the processes that form and transform them.
Detailed explanation-3: -The history of geology dates back to the 4th century in ancient Greece. Gradually over the centuries, various advances were made including the study of fossils to date the earth, and the study of mineral and mineral ores in the 17th and 18th centuries, respectively.
Detailed explanation-4: -geology, the fields of study concerned with the solid Earth. Included are sciences such as mineralogy, geodesy, and stratigraphy.
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