General Geology Flashcards
geology
Earth, rock, minerals
Reservoir
Storage, containment, resource
Rocks
Solid, mineral, formation
Petrology
Rocks, composition, origins
Structure
Framework, organization, arrangement
Mineralogy
Minerals, composition, properties
Crystallography
Crystals, arrangement, symmetry
Petrogenesis
Rock formation, origins, processes
Geological survey
Study, assessment, analysis
Geological map
Chart, representation, depiction
Topographic
Landforms, elevation, terrain
Geophysics
Earth, physics, measurements
Applied geophysics
Practical, utilized, implementation
Geologists
Scientists, earth, rock
Geophysicists
Scientists, earth, physics
Stratigraphy
Layers, formation, chronology
Sedimentology
Sediments, deposition, processes
Earthquake
Seismic, tremor, shaking
Tectonic earthquake
Plate, geological, seismic
Volcanic earthquake
Volcano, seismic, eruption
Plate tectonics
Lithospheric, movement, theory
Continental drift
Landmasses, movement, theory
Seafloor spreading
Oceanic, expansion, ridges
Divergent zones
Separation, rift, boundaries
Convergent zones
Collision, compression, boundaries
Transform zones
Sliding, fault boundaries
Fault
Fracture, break, displacement
Fault zone
Tectonic, boundary, fracture
Elastic rebound
Deformation, stress, release
Soil
Earth, ground, sediment
Weathering
Breakdown, erosion, decay
Rock cycle
Transformation, geological, processes
Soil deposition
Residual, transported, layering
Soil particle size
Gravel, sand, clay