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Geology vs Hydrology - What's the difference?

geology | hydrology |

As nouns the difference between geology and hydrology

is that geology is the science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks while hydrology is the science of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on a planet's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere.

geology

English

Noun

(geologies)
  • The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.

    • Derived terms

    * astrogeology * geological * geologist * geologic * hydrogeology * nongeology * petrogeology * photogeology * radiogeology

    hydrology

    English

    (wikipedia hydrology)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The science of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on a planet's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere

    • Derived terms

    * dendrohydrology * ecohydrology * hydrologist * radiohydrology