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Spell Bee Word: Geology


What does geology mean?

Word: Geology

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Geology means the study of the Earth, its rocks and soil, and how they formed and changed over time.

How do you spell geology?

Syllables: ge - ol - o - gy

Tricky part: Children hear jee-ol and start with a j, but geology begins with g, just like geography.

Watch out for: jeology, geolojy

Memory tip: Geology, geography, geometry: the geo words are all about the earth, and all start with g, never j.

Geology in a sentence

Example 1: In geology class we learned how marble forms from limestone.

Example 2: My uncle studied geology and now searches for minerals in Jharkhand.

Example 3: The geology of the Himalayas shows that the mountains are still rising.

Fun Fact

The Deccan Traps of western India are a favourite site for geology students: thick layers of hardened lava from huge eruptions about 66 million years ago.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) mineral
b) volcano
c) fossil
d) geolagy

Show answer

d) geolagy. The vowel before the last g is o, the same as in biology and zoology.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

geollogy

a) l
b) e
c) o
d) g

Show answer

a) l. The study part, logy, starts with one l, not two.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

lyogoge

a) biology
b) ecology
c) zoology
d) geology

Show answer

d) geology. Two g's and no c, z or b: the letters make geology.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A geologist's work includes ____.

a) studying stars at night
b) testing rocks from a mountain
c) counting birds in a forest
d) checking the weather daily

Show answer

b) testing rocks from a mountain

2. A geology book would NOT explain ____.

a) how rainbows form
b) how fossils form in rock
c) how volcanoes erupt
d) how mountains are made

Show answer

a) how rainbows form

Associated Words

Words that end in -ology: chronology, psychology, cosmology, immunology, seismology, physiology

More words from this list

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