Multiple choice

What is the study of the general physical characteristics of rocks called?

  1. Demography

  2. Geography

  3. Geology

  4. Lithology

  5. Geophysics

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Explanation

It is the study of the general physical characteristics of rocks. The lithology of a rock unit is a description of its physical characteristics visible at outcrop, in hand or core samples or with low magnification microscopy.