Question

What is the difference between physical geology and historical geology?

Answer 1

Answer: Physical vs Historical Geology

Explanation: Physical geology is the study of current geological events and complements historical geology, which focuses on preserved geological evidence such as the fossils of dinosaurs.

Physical Geology studies the current presence geological factors whereas; Historical Geology deals with the geological events occurred in the past. Physical Geology deals with the study of earth’s current surface and the formation of crust, rock cycle, and their formation whereas; Historical Geology deals with the origin of the earth.

Answer 2

physical geology is about the now while historical could be about carbon dating type mothods or just about past rock formations and types. like how in Hawaii constant new land is made when a volcano erupts and the magma reaches sea water