2025 Geology: Earth An Introduction
to Physical Geology
Geology - ANSWER-The science that examines
Earth, its form and composition, and the changes
that it has undergone and is undergoing.
physical geology - ANSWER-a major division of
geology that examines the materials of Earth and
seeks to understand the processes and forces
acting beneath and upon Earth's surface
historical geology - ANSWER-a major division of
geology that deals with the origin of Earth and its
development through time. Usually involves the
study of fossils and their sequence in rock beds.
catastrophisim - ANSWER-the concept that Earth
was shaped by catastrophic events of a short-
term nature.
uniformitarianism - ANSWER-the concept that
the processes that have shaped Earth in the
geologic past are essentially the same as those
operating today.
to Physical Geology
Geology - ANSWER-The science that examines
Earth, its form and composition, and the changes
that it has undergone and is undergoing.
physical geology - ANSWER-a major division of
geology that examines the materials of Earth and
seeks to understand the processes and forces
acting beneath and upon Earth's surface
historical geology - ANSWER-a major division of
geology that deals with the origin of Earth and its
development through time. Usually involves the
study of fossils and their sequence in rock beds.
catastrophisim - ANSWER-the concept that Earth
was shaped by catastrophic events of a short-
term nature.
uniformitarianism - ANSWER-the concept that
the processes that have shaped Earth in the
geologic past are essentially the same as those
operating today.
