Name: NIWANNE, Chrysler Von T.

Date: March 22, 2021

Subject and Time: ENG GEO 7:30-8:30 (MWF) Crs., Yr., & Sec.,: BSCE CEM 2A

ASSIGNMENT No. 1
Activity

1. What is Geology?
 Geology is the study of Earth, its interior and its exterior surface, the rocks and other
materials that are around us, the processes that have resulted in the formation of those
materials, the water that flows over the surface and lies underground, the changes that
have taken place over the vastness of geological time, and the changes that we can
anticipate will take place in the near future.

2. What are the different branches of Geology?

 Biogeology
 Engineering geology
 Environmental geology
 Geochemistry
 Geochronology
 Geomorphology / Surface Processes
 Geophysics
 Hydrogeology
 Igneous Petrology
 Metamorphic Petrology
 Oceanography
 Paleontology
 Sedimentology
 Seismology
 Stratigraphy
 Structural geology
 Volcanology

3. What are Earthquakes and How do earthquakes happen?

 Earthquakes are caused by the release of energy that generates waves which travel in
all directions causing the shaking of the earth’s surface. It is made up of a jigsaw puzzle
of around 19 – 20 pieces which are called tectonic plates. These plates are placed on a
hot, partially molten layer of earth’s mantle. This is the reason why these pieces are
continuously moving. An earthquake generates under the earth and this releases the
energy across. The point at which the earthquake occurs under the earth is called
hypocenter and the exact place above it at the surface of the earth is called epicenter.

4. What is the difference between Intensity and Magnitude.

 Intensity measures the amount of shaking at a particular location. An earthquake
causes many different intensities of shaking in the area of the epicenter where it occurs.
So, the intensity of an earthquake will vary depending on where you are. Sometimes
earthquakes are referred to by the maximum intensity they produce while magnitude
measures the size of the earthquake at its source. An earthquake has one magnitude.
The magnitude does not depend on where the measurement is made. The relation
between the seismic measurements and the magnitude is complex and different
procedures will often give slightly different magnitudes for the same earthquake.