Geology Some people always wonder what geology is. Well‚ geology is the study of the earth. Geology also means what is in the earth such as rocks‚ mountains‚ and rivers. Not only that but also how things occur like earthquakes‚ hurricanes‚ and tornadoes. Geology is important to us because it helps us discover new things about the earth and help us predict when things are going to occur. Some careers in geology are paleontologist‚ geochemist and hydrologist. What is a paleontologist? A paleontologist
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disciplines of physical and historical geology?|1)| A) physical geology is the study of fossils and sequences of rock strata; historical geology is the study of how rocks and minerals were used in the past B) physical geology involves the study of rock strata‚ fossils‚ and deposition in relation to plate movements in the geologic past; historical geology charts how and where the plates were moving in the past C) historical geology involves the study of rock strata‚ fossils
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GEOLOGY & CIVIL ENGINEERING As living creatures‚ the importance of understanding the earth we live in is paramount for our survival and development. Geology is the “scientific study of the origin‚ history and structure of the earth”. It involves understanding earth’s processes‚ materials and its effects on all forms of life. From earth elements such as rocks and mountains to natural phenomenon such as volcanoes and earthquakes‚ the field of geology encompasses a wide range of concepts fundamental
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The Grand Canyon: Geology The Grand Canyon‚ with its many layers of sediment‚ tells a story as old as 2 billion years. Chronologically‚ the layers fallow the Law of Superposition (youngest rocks on top‚ oldest on bottom). In toltal one would see 9 distinctive layers that give us evidence to how and what was going on millions of years ago. The first layer of sediment dating back 250 mil years ago existed during a time where the area was submerged in water. This is evident by its Kaibab limestone
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Petroleum is an oily‚ thick flammable liquid‚ a mixture of various solid‚ liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons. Hydrocarbons are molecules that comprise of Hydrogen and Carbon. Petroleum is the general term for "unprocessed" crude oil. It is present beneath the Earth’s surface (Lithosphere) and forms when trapped‚ decomposed dead organisms buried in the sedimentary rock‚ and are heated under the immense pressure of new sedimentary layers over time (fossil fuel). The heat and pressure distilled the organic
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Introduction to Geology GEOL-101 Midterm 1 Review Based on the textbook: Understanding Earth‚ 6th Edition‚ by Grotzinger and Press CH 1: earth system Summary The human creative process‚ field and lab observations‚ and experiments help geoscientists formulate testable hypotheses (models) for how the Earth works and its history. A hypothesis is a tentative explanation focusing attention on plausible features and relationships of a working model. If a testable hypothesis is confirmed by a large
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My undergraduate degree is in Geophysical Sciences‚ which is a mixture of geology‚ mathematics‚ physics and chemistry. In the geological part of the degree‚ we were exposed to various kinds of geology practical skills‚ such as lab petrology‚ drawing stereonets‚ reading geological maps‚ describing rocks and minerals and so much more. Apart from geology‚ we were taught on how to solve mathematical problems that were relevant to the degree such as modelling environmental processes‚ physical motions
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Geology started out with the simple curiosity of the earth‚ its rocks‚ how and when they formed. “William Strata Smith first recognized in the early 1800s that the fossil record had systematically changed through time.” This lead scientists‚ namely geologists from all over the world to make divisions of geological time known as a relative time scale. In order to get a generalized date they placed rocks and fossils into eras and periods. With a relative time scale‚ scientists were able to work
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Petroleum Exploration and Production consists of four major processes of exploration‚ well-development‚ production and site abandonment. In this assignment‚ we had chosen the major process of exploration and production. Petroleum Exploration is conducted to find and detect the site which contains oil or natural gas. Visible surface features such as oil seeps‚ natural gas seeps‚ pockmarks provide basic evidence of hydrocarbon generation. However‚ most exploration depends on highly sophisticated
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the Giants causeway while holidaying in Northern Ireland in 2011 opened my eyes to the captivating subject of geology. Seeing 40‚000 perfectly shaped hexagonal columns gave me an insight into the rich volcanic history of our Earth and posed many questions which pioneered my interest in geology. My fascination of geology expanded further when it came to choosing my A-Level subjects; Geology‚ Geography and Environmental Science. I was then introduced into a wider spectrum of Geological subjects such
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