Geophysics and Hydrogeology Basics
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What is the primary focus of Tectonophysics?

  • Investigation of the distribution and movement of water in aquifers
  • Study of the physical processes that cause and result from plate tectonics (correct)
  • Study of the Earth's magnetic field
  • Analysis of the structure and composition of the Earth through seismic waves

    • Which field of study involves the examination of the rate of diffusion of water through porous media?

  • Tectonophysics
  • Petroleum Geophysics
  • Seismology
  • Hydrogeology (correct)

    • What is the term used to describe the study of the distribution and movement of groundwater in the soil and rocks of the Earth's crust?

  • Hydrogeology
  • Marine Geology
  • Environmental Geophysics
  • Geohydrology (correct)

    • Which branch of geophysics is relevant to the fields of geology, geophysics, and petroleum geology?

    <p>Petroleum Geophysics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the field of study that involves geophysical, geochemical, sedimentological, and paleontological investigations of the ocean floor and coastal zone?

    <p>Marine Geology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the branch of geophysics that deals with the study of the structure and composition of the Earth through seismic waves?

    <p>Seismology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of petrology?

    <p>Scientific study of rocks, their composition, and structure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is petrography, and what is someone who practices it called?

    <p>Detailed description of rocks, and a petrographer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does environmental geology involve the study of?

    <p>The interaction of humans with the geologic environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary tool used by a petrographer for detailed analysis?

    <p>Petrographic microscope</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is environmental geology concerned with?

    <p>The practical application of geological principles to solve environmental problems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between environmental geology and engineering geology?

    <p>They are closely related fields</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of classifying rocks in petrology?

    <p>To understand the origin of the rock</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of EPMA (Electron microprobe analysis) in petrology?

    <p>To determine the mineral content of individual grains</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ultimate goal of environmental geology?

    <p>To minimize adverse environmental degradation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the scope of environmental geology?

    <p>It is a multidisciplinary field that involves the study of the interaction of humans with the geologic environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three major types of rocks studied in petrology?

    <p>Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between environmental geology and environmental geography?

    <p>Environmental geology is closely related to environmental geography, but to a lesser extent</p> Signup and view all the answers

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