geophysics 3 min read
Seismic Wave Theory
Compressional Waves, which are also called P waves, are basically the same as sound (acoustic) waves, except that P waves…
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geophysics 5 min read
Electric resistivity methods
rface. These methods utilize differences in electric potential to identify subsurface material. Fundamentals Resistivity is fundamentally related to Ohm’s Law…
geophysics 14 min read
Magnetic Methods
Basic Concepts The Earth possesses a magnetic field caused primarily by sources in the core. The form of the field…
General Concepts 6 min read
Different Types of Enzymes
Enzymes are critical protein molecules in living systems that, once synthesized, are not usually transformed into some of other kind…
geophysics 16 min read
Gravity Methods
Lateral density changes in the subsurface cause a change in the force of gravity at the surface. The intensity of…
geophysics 8 min read
Geophysical Methods
Geophysical techniques work through applying one of several types of force to the ground, to measure the resulting energy with…
General Concepts 4 min read
What are Enzymes? – Definition & Explanation
What Are Enzymes? Enzymes are proteins that act as catalysts within living cells. Catalysts increase the rate at which chemical reactions occur without…
geophysics 2 min read
Magnetic measurements for an archaeological prospection
The magnetic method started to be used in archaeological prospection with an invention of the proton precession magnetometer which enabled…
General Concepts 3 min read
Denaturation and Protein Folding
Example o The gelatin dessert “Jello” gels due to the presence of a protein. When Jello is heated, its structure is…
geophysics 2 min read
Magnetism of rocks and minerals
The overall magnetization of the rocks is a vector sum of induced magnetization (the magnetization present only if an external…
