Multiple Choice
Which option correctly matches the scientists with what they study?
A) geochemists: determine the age of Earth materials; petrologists: study petroleum; mineralogists: study minerals
B) geomorphologists: study the origin of landscapes; paleontologists: study fossilized organisms; geophysicists: study the physical properties of rock
C) stratigraphers: study ocean currents; mineralogists: study minerals; petrologists: study processes that form rock
D) hydrogeologist: study ground water; environmental geologists: study the growth of vegetation; geomorphologists: study the shapes of fossil species
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