### science | geology | geomorphology:

Lithology
* Lithologies consist of hemipelagic mud, sandy mud, and volcanic ash.
* includes bedrock and surficial materials, texture, and weathering.
* is geomorphology
  - marked mainly by chalk and limestone with some conglomerate

### science | geology | geomorphology:

Petrology
* Petrologies are morphology.
* can also inform studies of manufacturing techniques.
* cover the areas of metamorphism and volcanism.
* involves the study of the mineralogy, texture, and formation of rocks.
* is broader in scope than petrography
  - the scientific study of rocks
* is the study of all rocks, including meteorites
  - the origins of rocks
+ Rock (geology)
  * A 'rock' is a naturally occurring solid. The minerals in the rocks vary, making different kinds of rock. The Earth's crust is made of rock. Rock is often covered by soil or water. Rock is beneath the oceans, lakes, and rivers of the earth, and under the polar icecaps. Petrology is the scientific study of rocks.

### science | geology:

Historical geology
* deals with all aspects of Earth's history and the history of life
  - the history of the Earth
* examines the Earth within a historical context
  - time evolution of material structures and life on earth
* is based on the assumption of evolutionary biology
  - involved directly or indirectly with most aspects of geological studies
  - more like astronomy than cosmology
* looks at the history and evolution of planet Earth and the life upon it.
* unravels the earth's history, past natural events, and past life on earth.

### science | geology:

Hydrology
* branch of science, concerned with water management.
* controlling nutrients affects primary productivity.
* describes water transport processes in the environment of man.
* discipline closely related to geology and geophysics.
* embraces physical science, engineering, economics, political sciences and agriculture.
* has to do with surface and subsurface water supplies.
* involves the relationship between storms and runoff.
* is an area closely related to geology and geophysics
  - undergraduate course in physical hydrological science
  - another factor that is critical to forest growth
  - generally temporarily to seasonally flooded
* is the collection, occurrence, and distribution of water
  - science dealing with the properties, distribution, and circulation of water
* is the study of the behavior of water in nature
  - movement of water throughout the physical environment
  - movement, distribution, and quality of water throughout the Earth
  - water cycle
* is the study of water in the geological environment
  - resources and their relationship with the environment
* multidisciplinary approach to the study of water resources.
* refers to the presence or flow of water through the site.
* study of the waters of the earth, their distribution, characteristics and effects.

Mineralogy
* Mineralogies are geologies.
* Provides database of minerals with formula and system.
* forms the basis for the study of all rock types and rock-forming processes.
* foundation course for geology.
* is the study of the crystalline solids that make up the rocks in the Earth and planets.

Modern geology
* indicates the Earth is mostly a solid mass.
* is concerned with explaining occurrences, distributions, and interrelationships.
* recognizes many geological cycles.