Geophysics

Geophysics

Of or pertaining to the physics of the Earth and its environment in space. This often relates to geological applications, such as gravitational and magnetic fields; internal structure and composition; dynamics of the Earth's surface and plate tectonics; volcanism and rock formation.

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Rochas ígneas

Geography; Geophysics

O mais antigo tipo de rocha. Rochas que tem endurecido do magma, o líquido quente debaixo da crosta terrestre

Rochas metamórficas

Geography; Geophysics

is the result of the transformation of an existing rock type, the protolith, in a process called metamorphism, which means "change in form"

Materiais inconsolidados residuais

Geography; Geophysics

Material de base não consolidada ou parcialmente resistidas de um solo, presume-se que desenvolveram no lugar (por intemperismo) da rocha sobre a qual encontra-se consolidada.