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- "Geology - Basic Facts" - Educational Studies Help Guidebook
- Copyrighted in 1963 - Collier Books (First Edition) / paperback edition
- Published in 1963 by Cromwell-Collier Publishing, New York, NY
- Written and compiled by Benjamin T. Diamond, M.A., Instructor, Tilden High School, Brooklyn, New York / 62 pages / EDUCATIONAL
** Geology is an earth science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth by providing the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates. Geology is important for mineral and hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation, evaluating water resources, understanding of natural hazards, and the remediation of environmental problems. Geology is derived from Greek (earth, study of)