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Geology.
- study of earth and rock
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Scientist who study the physical properties of rocks to tell how the rocks may have formed are called?
Scientists who study rocks are called petrologists.
Are rocks and minerals part of science?
Yes. Scientific study of rocks is called petrology, and the scientific study of minerals is called mineralogy.
Who investigates how rocks and mountains form?
A scientist trained in the investigation and analysis of rocks and mountains is called a geologist. Geology is the study of the earth's history as recorded in rocks.
What is the study of the magnetic record preserved in Earth's rocks called?
paleomagnetism
What can be used to date fossils in rocks to give an approximate age.?
The study of strata is called stratigraphy. Stratigraphy can be used to determine an approximate age of fossils in rocks.
The study of rocks?
The study of rocks is is called geology but a person who study's them is called a petrologist
What is the study of rocks and minerals?
The study of minerals is called mineralogy. The study of rocks is called petrology.
Scientists who study the physical properties of rocks to tell how the rocks may have formed are called?
Scientists who study rocks are called petrologists.
Scientist who study the physical properties of rocks to tell how the rocks may have formed are called?
Scientists who study rocks are called petrologists.
What type of scientists that do the study of rocks are called?
The study of rocks is called Petrology, and the scientists that study them are called petrologists. Petrology is a sub branch of geology.
Study of rocks is called?
lithology
Are rocks and minerals part of science?
Yes. Scientific study of rocks is called petrology, and the scientific study of minerals is called mineralogy.
What do you call people that study rocks?
I believe they are called Geologists.
What is the scientific study of the physical characteristics of rocks called?
Lithology.
Scientists called geologists study?
Geology is the study of rocks, minerals, ores and earth processes.
What is someone called if they study rocks and minerals?
They could be a rock-hound, a geologist, a petrologist, or a mineralogist, depending on their educational background and field of interest.Petrologists study rocks and mineralogists study minerals.
Why is petrology called petrology?
Petro means rocks and Logy means study,hence petrology is a branch of science which deals with the study of Rocks.It includes the study of all the characters of the rocks (origin,mineralogy,texture,structures,alteraton's/macroscopic or microscopic study of rocks)
