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?

Petroleum Geophysics (C) 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?

Marine Geology (D) 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?

Seismology (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of petrology?

Scientific study of rocks, their composition, and structure (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

Detailed description of rocks, and a petrographer (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does environmental geology involve the study of?

The interaction of humans with the geologic environment (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

Petrographic microscope (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is environmental geology concerned with?

The practical application of geological principles to solve environmental problems (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between environmental geology and engineering geology?

They are closely related fields (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of classifying rocks in petrology?

To understand the origin of the rock (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

To determine the mineral content of individual grains (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the ultimate goal of environmental geology?

To minimize adverse environmental degradation (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the scope of environmental geology?

It is a multidisciplinary field that involves the study of the interaction of humans with the geologic environment (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between environmental geology and environmental geography?

Environmental geology is closely related to environmental geography, but to a lesser extent (D) Signup and view all the answers