How to Use geology in a Sentence
geology
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And then there’s the geology, the sea life, the extremophiles and the changing climate.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2024
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Clues about the coastal route the otter-like whale took may have been lost due to quirks of geology.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2022
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There’s enough oxygen in the air to last for millions of years, and the amount is set by geology rather than land use.
—Scott Denning, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2019
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The guides will tell you all about the geology, history, and ecology of the park.
—Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine, 1 June 2022
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The geology of the lake's bed shapes how these volcanoes form, too.
—Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 20 Feb. 2020
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For us, there’s the geology and mapping of more deep-water ocean than anyone has done in the last 20 years.
—Sunset Magazine, 19 Nov. 2020
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That geology and the chemistry of the site act as a good analog for the Martian surface, the researchers said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Feb. 2020
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These are the forces that shape an old oil well: The laws of physics and the realities of geology, pinching the flow to a dribble.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 26 Mar. 2025
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Bowler first went to Lake Mungo in 1968 to map ice age geology.
—David Maurice Smith, Smithsonian, 23 Aug. 2019
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Ajo-Franklin told Eos that the cables could be used to study a range of subsurface geology and the melting of ice sheets.
—Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2020
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The places that are sinking most rapidly in the U.S., such as New Orleans, share that geology.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
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This blossomed into her love of geology, the earth and space.
—Eliott C. McLaughlin and Carma Hassan, CNN, 14 Aug. 2019
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In this episode, Yvette and Marcus — the two eldest children — are forced to get jobs while T.J. is at geology camp.
—Ni’kesia Pannell, Woman's Day, 3 July 2020
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The Driftless Area's geology is why cave tours can be enjoyed within a few hours' drive from the Twin Cities.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 21 July 2024
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Like the geology of my new home, I was formed in a space where differences converged.
—David Wright Faladé, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022
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On a whim, a question about the type of dirt on boots brought in from a crime scene started him down the road to a 1983 geology degree from Georgia State.
—Mark Woolsey, ajc, 30 Jan. 2020
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The full impact of life on geology, however, can be easy to miss.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2022
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Welcome to the complex geology of the Springerville Volcanic Field.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 17 Sep. 2020
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The rover is outfitted with a suite of seven tools to study the planet’s geology and past climate.
—NBC News, 18 Feb. 2021
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Bristling with cutter teeth, the head can cut through a variety of geology.
—Arkansas Online, 17 July 2022
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The lander will set down in the oldest and deepest impact basin on the Moon, the South Pole–Aitken basin, and will focus on lunar geology.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 10 Dec. 2018
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Kenneth Chang has been at The Times since 2000, writing about physics, geology, chemistry, and the planets.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 14 July 2023
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The geology of the sea floor in the western Pacific is also conducive to the production of whale food.
—Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian, 8 May 2018
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The sample gives a glimpse into the geology and even life in a deep world normally beyond our reach.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2024
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There is enough here to outline a freshman course in geology.
—Edward Rothstein, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2021
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Planetarium shows, the history of the Apollo program and even lessons about the geology of the moon are in the works.
—Greg Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 17 July 2019
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Kenneth Chang has been at The Times since 2000 writing about physics, geology, chemistry, and the planets.
—New York Times, 14 May 2018
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One of my teachers, Dr. Sheldon Turner, brought it up to me in one of his geology classes.
—Maryann Pisano, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2019
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And, in fields such as geology and ecology, many were women.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
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Chase then studied geology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and continued his education and work in the same field.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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