GEOL 1500 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE -
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Geology - ANSWERis the natural science that pursues an understanding of the
Earth
Physical Geology - ANSWERis focused on the materials composing Earth, and the
processes that operate processes that operate upon an beneath its surface
Historical Geology - ANSWERis focused on the origin of Earth (including life) and its
development through time
Scientific Method - ANSWERScientists make observations, collect measurements,
and construct test of predicted behavior
The Sun - ANSWERDrives ocean currents and creates Earth's weather by uneven
heating of the surface
Earth's interior - ANSWERResidual heat from Earth's formation, radioactive decay of
some elements that form the Earth continue to generate heat, this internal heat
drives plate movements
What is found almost everywhere on and in the Earth - ANSWERWATER
What is a common constituent of minerals and rocks - ANSWERWATER
What exists as a solid, liquid, and a gas on Earth - ANSWERWATER
Paradigm - ANSWERA well documented and broadly applicable "super theory"
Theory - ANSWERvery well-tested, reproducible, and widely-accepted concept that
the scientific community agrees best explains certain observable facts.
Hypothesis - ANSWERa tentative or preliminary explanation based on limited data
Catastrophism - ANSWEREarth's mountains, sedimentary deposits, fossils, etc. all
formed by quick, global catastrophes
Uniformitarianism - ANSWERPhysical and biological processes operating today also
occurred in the past
Type of Rocks - ANSWERigneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
ECU (PROFESSOR
CAMPBELL)CORRECT 100%
Geology - ANSWERis the natural science that pursues an understanding of the
Earth
Physical Geology - ANSWERis focused on the materials composing Earth, and the
processes that operate processes that operate upon an beneath its surface
Historical Geology - ANSWERis focused on the origin of Earth (including life) and its
development through time
Scientific Method - ANSWERScientists make observations, collect measurements,
and construct test of predicted behavior
The Sun - ANSWERDrives ocean currents and creates Earth's weather by uneven
heating of the surface
Earth's interior - ANSWERResidual heat from Earth's formation, radioactive decay of
some elements that form the Earth continue to generate heat, this internal heat
drives plate movements
What is found almost everywhere on and in the Earth - ANSWERWATER
What is a common constituent of minerals and rocks - ANSWERWATER
What exists as a solid, liquid, and a gas on Earth - ANSWERWATER
Paradigm - ANSWERA well documented and broadly applicable "super theory"
Theory - ANSWERvery well-tested, reproducible, and widely-accepted concept that
the scientific community agrees best explains certain observable facts.
Hypothesis - ANSWERa tentative or preliminary explanation based on limited data
Catastrophism - ANSWEREarth's mountains, sedimentary deposits, fossils, etc. all
formed by quick, global catastrophes
Uniformitarianism - ANSWERPhysical and biological processes operating today also
occurred in the past
Type of Rocks - ANSWERigneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
