Intro to Physical Geology Exam Questions and Answers
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geology - Answer-Study of the earth, on how materials are made
Baby Dinosaur fossil - Answer-bandlands
Paleontology - Answer-a science dealing with prehistoric life through the study of fossils
climatologist - Answer-A person who studies the different climates.
speleologist - Answer-A p...
Intro to Physical Geology Exam
Questions and Answers
geology - Answer-Study of the earth, on how materials are made
Baby Dinosaur fossil - Answer-bandlands
Paleontology - Answer-a science dealing with prehistoric life through the study of fossils
climatologist - Answer-A person who studies the different climates.
speleologist - Answer-A professional scientist who studies caves, and collect water
samples in caves
Volcanologist - Answer-a scientist who studies volcanoes
Seismologist - Answer-Study the magnitude of earthquakes
Petroleum Geologist - Answer-Study of origin, occurrence, movement, accumulation,
and exploration of hydrocarbon fuels, drilling wholes to get oil and gas
planetary geologist - Answer-a scientist who studies the geospheres of planets in our
solar system
Sedimentary Geology - Answer-Detailed study of sedimentary basins that were created
during these different events
geophysics - Answer-the study of the forces that affect Earth
Geochemistry - Answer-the study of the chemical composition of the earth and its rocks
and minerals.
Big Bang - Answer-The initial explosion that resulted in the formation and expansion of
the universe over 13.7 billion years ago
Orion Nebula - Answer-a large cloud of gas and dust illuminated by the light of newly
formed stars within it
sun - Answer-A typical star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar
system. 1 million C this a result in thermonuclear fusion
Meteorites - Answer-fragment of a planetary body, such as moons, planets, asteroids,
and comets, that strikes Earth
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