EESA06H3 Chapter 1: Chapter 1 Notes
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The industrial revolution in the 1800s sparked geology because needing new minerals forced new ways of investigating planet earth by a profession called a geologist. Earliest detailed geologic maps was made my william smith in england 1815; referred to. Geology needs great time, referred to as deep time. Some things can be fast like a landslide or volcanic eruption. Old school geologists spend their time travelling & looking at rock & earth formations. Exploration geologists look for gold, silver, diamonds, etc. Geochemists: work in the lab to discover the chemistry of rocks and minerals. Petrologists: study the makeup of rocks & how they form. Geoscientists use boats, planes, ships, helicopters, satellites to learn more. Geophysicists: learn the nature of the physical conditions on or under earth"s surface. New challenges are finding safe drinking water, and dealing with waste products. Engineering geoscientists dealing with safe building conditions & land stability.
