Earth Science Glossary

noun the study or detailed description of the surface features of a region

• The study of the topography of the land revealed interesting geological formations.
• The topography of this area is pretty cool to explore.
• Check out the crazy topography of this place!
• The emotional topography of her mind was complex and difficult to navigate.

adjective describing something that contains or relates to fossils

• The sedimentary rock in this area is highly fossiliferous, containing a variety of well-preserved ancient organisms.
• You can find a lot of cool fossils in that fossiliferous rock over there.
• Dude, check out this super fossiliferous rock I found by the river!
• Her mind was like a fossiliferous rock, filled with layers of memories and experiences.

noun a type of rock formation or layer in the earth's crust

• Geologists study the Earth's geology to understand its history and structure.
• I'm taking a geology class this semester, it's pretty interesting.
• Did you see that cool geology rock I found on my hike?
• His mind was like a complex geology, with many layers waiting to be explored.