Vocabulary IV

Question 1

Physical oceanography

Answer 1

Concerns the physical aspects of oceanography

Question 2

Chemical oceanography

Answer 2

Studies the water chemistry and chemical aspects of the water

Question 3

Geological oceanography

Answer 3

Is the study of the geology of the ocean’s crust

Question 4

Meteorology

Answer 4

is the study of the earth’s atmosphere, weather, and climate

Question 5

Meteorologists

Answer 5

People who study the weather

Question 6

Geology

Answer 6

Is the study of the Earth’s surface, its geologic processes, and its interior.

Question 7

Geologists

Answer 7

Study rocks, minerals, layers of the earth, and look for oil and coal deposits

Question 8

Marine geologists

Answer 8

Study the ocean floor and the ocean basins

Question 9

Petroleum geologists

Answer 9

Subcategory of geologists that look for oil and work for oil companies

Question 10

Geophysicists

Answer 10

Study earthquakes, look for places to build dams and skyscrapers, or study magnetic properties of the earth

Question 11

Paleontologists

Answer 11

Subcategory of geologists that dig for fossils

Question 12

Hydrologists

Answer 12

Subcategory of geologists that study water, water resources, and water pollution

Question 13

Volcanologists

Answer 13

Subcategory of geologists that study volcanoes

Question 14

Glaciologist

Answer 14

Subcategory of geologists that study glaciers

Question 15

Astronomy

Answer 15

Is the study of the solar system

Question 16

Astronomers

Answer 16

People who study the solar system and the universe

Question 17

Astrology

Answer 17

Is the study of the stars in relationship to predicting the future. Forbidden by God

Question 18

Oceanography

Answer 18

The study of the Earth’s oceans