Other forms: geoscientists
A geoscientist is a person whose job is studying any of the various aspects of the earth, including its composition, structure, geologic history, or the physical processes that shape it.
The term geoscientist is broad, encompassing all kinds of earth scientists. For example, there are geologists, who primarily study rocks and the earth's crust. Geophysicists and seismologists focus on the inner layers and core of the earth, including how earthquakes happen. Meteorologists study the earth's atmosphere and the weather. Oceanographers study the oceans. Any scientist who studies the earth and its processes is a geoscientist.