FUPRE PHYSICS 212 PAST QUESTIONS (2014/2015)

 FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES, EFFURUN COLLEGE OF SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS 1ST SEMESTER EXAMINATION (2014/2015 SESSION) PHY 212 (INTRRODUCTION TO EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICS) (2 Units) Instruction: Answer any three questionsTime: 1hr 30mins 

1. (a) Explain two major characteristics of geophysical methods and give two examples of each.

(b) Explain the problem with ambiguity in geophysical interpretation.

(c) List for geophysical techniques and their measured parameters.

2. (a) Explain six ways at which Rocks and Minerals in the earth vary.

 (b) State three advantages of the gravity method of geophysical techniques.

3. (a) Briefly explain Seismic geophysical method.

(b) In a tabular form, state four advantages and disadvantages of active and passive geophysical methods.

 4. (a) There are two major classes of Seismic Waves Explain?

(b) Explain (i) Seismic reflection (ii) Seismic refraction You can support your explanation with a diagram.

5. (a) Explain briefly Magnetic geophysical method.

(b) State the main difference between the resistivity (including induced polarization) methods and electromagnetic method.









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