Geology as a career

Geology as a Career: Geology can be a very interesting and rewarding career. The minimum training required is a college degree in geology. Pre-college students who are interested in becoming a geologist should take college preparatory courses in earth science, biology, chemistry, physics and math. Courses related to writing, environmental science, computers, geography and mapping [...]

What Does a geologist Do?

What Does a Geologist Do? Geologists work to understand the history of our planet. The better they can understand Earth’s history the better they can foresee how events and processes of the past might influence the future. Here are two examples:   Volcanic Mudflow Hazard Map by USGS 1) The processes acting upon the Earth [...]

What is Geology?

Definition of Geology: Geology is the study of the Earth, the materials of which it is made, the structure of those materials, and the processes acting upon them.  It includes the study of the organisms which inhabit our planet.  A very important part of geology is the study of how Earth’s materials, structures, processes and [...]