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Geology (from the Greek ge = earth and logos = word or reason) is the science and study of the Earth, its composition, structure, physical properties, history and the processes that shape it. It is one of the Earth sciences. Geologists have determined that the Earth's lithosphere, which includes the crust, is fragmented into tectonic plates that move over a rheic upper mantle (asthenosphere) via processes that are collectively referred to as plate tectonics.

Geologists help locate and manage the earth's natural resources, such as petroleum and coal, as well as metals such as iron, copper, and uranium. Additional economic interests include gemstones and many minerals such as asbestos, perlite, mica, phosphates, zeolites, clay, pumice, quartz, and silica, as well as elements such as sulphur, chlorine, and helium.

Astrogeology refers to the application of geologic principles to other bodies of the solar system. However, specialised terms such as selenology (studies of the Moon), areology (of Mars), etc., are also in use.

The word "geology" was first used by Jean-André Deluc in the year 1778 and introduced as a fixed term by Horace-Bénédict de Saussure in the year 1779. An older meaning of the word was first used by Richard de Bury. He used it to distinguish between earthly and theological jurisprudence.

Topography is the study ofa planet's geologicalsurface features. In a broader sense, topography is concerned with local detail in general, including not only relief but also vegetative and human-made features, and even local history and culture. This meaning is less common in America, where topographic maps with elevation contours have made "topography" synonymous with relief. The older sense of topography as the study of place still has currency in Europe.

Seismology (from the Greek seismos = earthquake and logos = word) is the scientific study of earthquakes and the movement of waves through the Earth. The field also includes studies of variants such as seaquakes, as well as causes such as volcanoes and tectonic plates.
(You can learn more about these scientific disciplines by reading the following articles on Wikipedia: Geology and Seismology.)

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	101 Super Simple Science Experiments by Rebecca W. Keller from Gravitas Publications, Inc. for Kindergarten-8th grade in Real Science-4-Kids (Location: SCICUR-RS4K)
	21 Super Simple Geology Experiments by Rebecca W. Keller from Gravitas Publications, Inc. for Kindergarten-4th grade in Real Science-4-Kids (Location: SCICUR-RS4K)
	All About Our Changing Rocks All About Books #12 by Anne Terry White from Random House for 3rd-6th grade in All About Books (Location: VIN-ALL)
	All About the Planet Earth All About Books #46 by Patricia Lauber, illustrated by Lee Ames from Random House for 3rd-6th grade in All About Books (Location: VIN-ALL)
	All About Volcanoes & Earthquakes All About Books #4 by Frederick H. Pough from Random House for 3rd-6th grade in All About Books (Location: VIN-ALL)
	Charlie and Trike in the Grand Canyon Adventure Green Notebook Series by Ken Ham, Karen Hansel from Master Books for 1st-4th grade in Geology (Rocks & Minerals) (Location: SCI-GEO) $14.39 $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Classical Acts and Facts Science Cards - Biology & Geology (old) from Classical Conversations for Kindergarten-8th grade in Clearance: Science & Health (Location: ZCLE-SCI) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Classical Acts and Facts Science Cards: Living on the Planet Biology & Earth Science 2^nd edition from Classical Conversations for Kindergarten-8th grade in Classical Acts & Facts Cards (Location: HISCUR-CC) $23.99
	Discovering Earth's Landforms and Surface Features Great Science Adventures by Dinah Zike & Susan Simpson from Common Sense Press for 2nd-5th grade Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks in Clearance: Science & Health (Location: ZCLE-SCI) $9.00
	Earthquakes by Trudi Strain Trueit from Franklin Watts for 3rd-6th grade in Natural Disasters: Earthquakes & Volcanoes (Location: SCI-EARVO) $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Explore Rocks and Minerals! 20 Great Projects, Activities and Experiments by Cynthia Light Brown and Nick Brown from Nomad Press for 1st-4th grade in Geology (Rocks & Minerals) (Location: SCI-GEO) $6.00 (2 in stock)
	Eye Wonder: Rocks & Minerals by Caroline Bingham 1^st edition from DK Publishing for 1st-4th Grade in Geology (Rocks & Minerals) (Location: SCI-GEO) $3.50 (1 in stock)
	First Book of Stones by M. B. Cormack, illustrated by M. K. Scott from Franklin Watts for 3rd-5th grade in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI)
	First Book of Stones by M. B. Cormack, illustrated by M. K. Scott from Living Book Press for 3rd-5th grade in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI)
	Focus On Elementary Geology - Laboratory Notebook by Rebecca W. Keller 3^rd edition from Gravitas Publications, Inc. for Kindergarten-4th grade in Real Science-4-Kids (Location: SCICUR-RS4K)
	Focus On Elementary Geology - Package by Rebecca W. Keller from Gravitas Publications, Inc. for Kindergarten-4th grade in Real Science-4-Kids (Location: SCICUR-RS4K)
	Focus On Elementary Geology - Student Textbook by Rebecca W. Keller 3^rd edition from Gravitas Publications, Inc. for Kindergarten-4th grade in Real Science-4-Kids (Location: SCICUR-RS4K)
	Focus On Elementary Geology - Teacher's Manual by Rebecca W. Keller 3^rd edition from Gravitas Publications, Inc. for Kindergarten-4th grade in Real Science-4-Kids (Location: SCICUR-RS4K) $20.00 (1 in stock)
	Geology Rocks! by Cindy Blobaum from Williamson Publishing Company for 1st-7th grade in Geology (Rocks & Minerals) (Location: SCI-GEO) $7.50 (2 in stock)
	Golden Guide: Rocks and Minerals from Golden Press for 2nd-7th grade in Geology (Rocks & Minerals) (Location: SCI-GEO) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami A Photojournalistic Account of the First 10 Days of the Disaster from kahoku Shimpo Publishing Co for 1st-Adult in Japan (Location: HISMC-JAP) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	How and Why Wonder Book of Rocks and Minerals by Nelson W. Hyler for 3rd-6th grade in Geology (Rocks & Minerals) (Location: SCI-GEO)
	How and Why Wonder Book of Rocks and Minerals by Nelson W. Hyler 1973 Printing from Grosset & Dunlap for 3rd-6th grade in How and Why Wonder Books (Location: VIN-H&W) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	How Mountains Are Made Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science Stage 2 by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld from HarperCollins for Kindergarten-4th grade in Geology (Rocks & Minerals) (Location: SCI-GEO) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World by Faith McNulty from HarperCollins Non-fiction for 2nd-4th grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.99
	Magic School Bus Inside the Earth by Joanne Cole Reprint from Scholastic Inc. for 2nd-3rd grade in Magic School Bus (Location: SER-MSB) $6.99
	Meteors and Meteorites An Introduction to Meteoritics by David C. Knight from Franklin Watts for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Official Sassafras SciDat Logbook 5 Geology Sassafras Science by Johnny Congo & Paige Hudson from Elemental Science for Kindergarten-5th grade in Sassafras Science (Location: SCICUR-SAS)
	One Small Square: Cave One Small Square by Donald Silver & Patricia Wynne from McGraw-Hill for 1st-3rd grade in One Small Square (Location: SCI-1SS) $13.00
	Real Book About Gold by Harold Coy from Garden City Books for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Nonfiction (Location: VIN-NFIC)
	Rock Grows Up The Pacific Northwest Up Close and Personal by Randi & Michael Goodrich from GeoQuest Publications for 1st-4th grade in Geology (Rocks & Minerals) (Location: SCI-GEO) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Rock is Lively by Dianna Hutts Aston from Chronicle Books for 2nd-6th grade in Nature Study (Location: NAT-GEN) $8.99
	Rock is Lively by Dianna Hutts Aston First Edition from Chronicle Books for 2nd-6th grade in Nature Study (Location: NAT-GEN) $16.99
	Rocks & Minerals Grades K-3 by Toni Albert from Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company for Kindergarten-3rd grade in Geology (Rocks & Minerals) (Location: SCI-GEO) $3.50 (1 in stock)
	Rocks All Around Us by Anne Terry White, illustrated by Evelyn Urbanowich from Random House for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI) $7.00 (1 in stock)
	Rocks, Rivers and the Changing Earth A First Book About Geology by Herman and Nina Schneider, illustrated by Edwin Herron from Hillside Education for 2nd-4th grade in Geology (Rocks & Minerals) (Location: SCI-GEO) $10.00 (2 in stock)
	Sassafras Guide to Geology Activity Manual Sassafras Science by Johnny Congo & Paige Hudson from Elemental Science for Kindergarten-5th grade in Sassafras Science (Location: SCICUR-SAS)
	Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 5 Geology Sassafras Science by Johnny Congo & Paige Hudson from Elemental Science for Kindergarten-5th grade in Sassafras Science (Location: SCICUR-SAS)
	Story of Rocks from Doubleday & Company for 3rd-5th grade in Vintage Nonfiction (Location: VIN-NFIC)
	True Book: Volcanoes A True Book by Elaine Landau from Scholastic Inc. for 3rd-5th grade in Natural Disasters: Earthquakes & Volcanoes (Location: SCI-EARVO) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Usborne Rocks & Minerals Sticker Book from Usborne for 3rd-7th grade in Geology (Rocks & Minerals) (Location: SCI-GEO) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Volcano The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens by Patricia Lauber from Simon and Schuster for 3rd-6th grade 1987 Newbery Honor Book in Natural Disasters: Earthquakes & Volcanoes (Location: SCI-EARVO) $9.99 $6.00 (4 in stock)
	Volcano!! by Scott C.S. Stone from Island Heritage Publishing for 3rd-6th grade in Natural Disasters: Earthquakes & Volcanoes (Location: SCI-EARVO) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	Volcanoes Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science Stage 2 by Franklyn M. Branley, illustrated by Marc Simont from HarperCollins for Kindergarten-3rd grade in Natural Disasters: Earthquakes & Volcanoes (Location: SCI-EARVO) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Volcanoes & Earthquakes by Dr. Eldridge M. Moores, consulting editor from Barnes & Noble for 3rd-6th grade in Oversized Science Books (Location: SCI-OVER) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Volcanoes! Mountains of Fire A Step into Reading Book Level 4 by Eric Arnold from Random House for 2nd-3rd grade in Step into Reading (Location: EAR-STEP) $4.99
	Volcanoes: Run For Your Life! Scholastic Discover More Readers Level 3 by Laaren Brown from Scholastic Inc. for 1st-3rd grade in Early Readers (Location: EAR-MISC) $0.00 (1 in stock)
	What Was Pompeii? by Jim O'Connor from Grosset & Dunlap for 2nd-6th grade in Ancient Rome (Location: HISW-ANRO) $4.00 (2 in stock)
	Why the Earth Quakes by Julian May, illustrated by Julian Everett Fisher from Holiday House for 1st-3rd grade in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	You and the Earth Beneath Us by Julian May, illustrated by Beth Wilson from Children's Press for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI) $14.00 (1 in stock)

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