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What is geology?

The study of the atmosphere and its impact on the Earth's surface.
The study of the Earth and other astronomical objects, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. (correct)
The study of human impact on the environment.
The study of oceanography and marine life.

What does geochemistry determine?

Absolute ages of rocks. (correct)
The structure of the Earth's surface.
The relative ages of rocks found at a given location.
The mineralogical composition of rocks.

What do geologists study to gain insight into the history of rocks?

The atmosphere and its impact on the Earth's surface.
The human impact on the environment.
The structure of the Earth's surface.
The mineralogical composition of rocks. (correct)

What does modern geology significantly overlap?

All other Earth sciences. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does geology describe?

The structure of the Earth on and beneath its surface and the processes that have shaped that structure. (D) Signup and view all the answers

Geologie

beschreibt die Struktur der Erde auf und unter ihrer Oberfläche und die Prozesse, die diese Struktur geformt haben. Geologen untersuchen die mineralogische Zusammensetzung von Gesteinen, um Einblick in ihre Entstehungsgeschichte zu bekommen. Geologie bestimmt das relative Alter von Gesteinen an einem bestimmten Ort; die Geochemie (eine Teildisziplin der Geologie) bestimmt ihr absolutes Alter. Durch die Kombination verschiedener petrologischer, kristallographischer und paläontologischer Werkzeuge sind Geologen in der Lage, die geologische Geschichte der Erde als Ganzes zu dokumentieren. Ein Aspekt ist das Alter der Erde. Signup and view all the answers