What does geologist mean?
Word: Geologist
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Geologist means a scientist who studies the earth: its rocks, soil and minerals, and how they formed and changed over millions of years.
Synonyms: earth scientist
Word origin: From Greek ge, 'earth', and -logia, 'study'.
How do you spell geologist?
Syllables: ge - ol - o - gist
Tricky part: It begins geo, with an o after the e, and has another o before gist. The ending is gist, not jist, even though it sounds like j.
Watch out for: jeologist, geoligist, geologest
Memory tip: Geo is the earth part, the same as in geography, so a geologist is an expert on the earth.
Geologist in a sentence
Example 1: The geologist tapped the rock with a small hammer to see what was inside.
Example 2: After the earthquake in Gujarat, a team of geologists studied the cracks in the ground.
Example 3: My cousin wants to be a geologist and brings home a stone from every trip.
Fun Fact
The Geological Survey of India was set up in 1851, which makes it one of the oldest organisations of its kind in the world.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) geologist
b) archetect
c) scientest
d) astronamer
Show answer
a) geologist. Only geologist is right here; the others need scientist, architect and astronomer.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
geollogist
a) l
b) e
c) o
d) g
Show answer
a) l. Geology has one l, and geologist keeps just that one.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
lotsigoeg
a) geology
b) zoologist
c) geologist
d) ecologist
Show answer
c) geologist. Look for a second g: ecologist and zoologist have only one, and geology ends in a y that is not here.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which question would a geologist be best placed to answer?
a) Why does this planet have rings?
b) Why has this calf stopped eating?
c) Why does this new bridge sway?
d) Why did this hillside slip in the rain?
Show answer
d) Why did this hillside slip in the rain?
2. Which of these is NOT part of a geologist's work?
a) studying the stars
b) mapping rock layers
c) testing soil samples
d) studying earthquakes
Show answer
a) studying the stars
