Geology

The study of the solid earth and the processes that change the physical landscape of the planet is____

• Physical Geology

• Structural Geology

• Historical Geology

• Geomorphology

The study of fossils and is concerned not only with their description and classification but also with analysis of the evolution of the organisms involved is _____

• Coal Geology

• Environmental Geology

• Paleontology

• Mineralogy

The study of interaction between humans and the geological environment.

• Physical Geology

• Geomorphology

• Historical Geology

• Environmental Geology

The movement of sediment from broken rock

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Transportation

Results from the alternating freezing and thawing of water

• Root Wedging

• Exfoliation

• Abrasion

• Frost Action

It is a chemical breakdown of a substance when combined with water.

• Oxidation

• Carbonation

• Hydration/hydrolysis

• Organic activity

Explain the importance of physical, structural geology and petrology in civil engineering.

How the geological drawbacks play a major role in construction failures?

It is a seismic waves traveling through the interior of the earth.

• Body Waves

• Surface Waves

Two types of body waves

• p-waves

• l-waves

• r-waves

• s-waves