Question

Geology departments are seeing a lot of recruiters recently, because geology is an in-demand major. Whichof the following is NOT a job that geologists commonly end up doing?

A) Educator or teacher.

B) Packaging substandard mortgages into "securities" and trying to sell them to unsuspecting people.

C) Exploring for oil, coal, gas, diamonds, gold, or other valuable things.

D) Helping people use knowledge of the Earth to make wise decisions.

E) Helping people avoid landslides, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and other natural disasters

Answer 1

Option (B)

Step-by-step explanation:

A geologist usually refers to a person that deals with the study of the earth and its composition, and also the processes that occurs on earth and how these processes are responsible for the configuration of the landscape worldwide. They study about the rocks and its constituent minerals in details, and under what conditions these minerals and rocks formed.

A geologist is also responsible for the surveying and exploration of economic minerals such as coal, oil, diamond and natural gases.

A person who study geology can become a teacher, professor or educator in any academic institutions. They can teach people about the earth and make aware of the processes such as landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and so on.

From the given options, option (B) is not the job of a geologist.