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Contents of 1.1 Interpret

1.1 What is geology?

• Geology is the study of the Earth
• its materials
• its inner workings
• the origin and change of its surface features.
• The many subdivisions of geology address narrow areas of focus by combining with perspectives from other scientific areas.
• Geologists
• strive to understand the cause and distribution of geologic processes occurring on Earth today
• also strive to interpret the 4.56 billion year history of these processes