Geology is the science of reading the earth like a history book. Each rock type — "igneous," "sedimentary," "metamorphic" — tells a different story about heat, pressure, and time. Words like "tectonic," "seismic," and "stratum" describe processes that operate on scales humans can barely grasp. This list is useful for earth science students and anyone who wants to understand what they're looking at on a hike.
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