Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology, Cdn 4e (Tarbuck)
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Geology and Plate Tectonics
1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1) The word "Geology" is derived from Greek meaning ________.
A) discourse of the Earth
B) rocks form all lands
C) the logic of rocks
D) geographic theology
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Topic: The Science of Geology
2) The principle goal of physical geology is to study ________.
A) ongoing natural processes and the products they create
B) mankind and the environment
C) Earth's evolution with time
D) physical processes that affect the earth and its resources as opposed to chemical or
biologic processes
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Topic: The Science of Geology
3) ________ includes the study of how rocks and minerals form and change according to
physical, chemical, and biologic processes which affect everything from Earth's internal
,structures and tectonic plates to landscape evolution and crystal forms.
A) Physical geology
B) Historical geology
C) Manifest destiny
D) Catastrophism
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Topic: The Science of Geology
,4) What are the basic differences between the disciplines of physical and historical
geology?
A) Physical geology is the study of fossils and sequences of rock strata; historical
geology is the study of how rocks and minerals were used in the past.
B) Historical geology involves the study of rock strata, fossils, and geologic events,
utilizing the geologic time scale as a reference; physical geology includes the study of
how rocks form and of how erosion shapes the land surface.
C) Physical geology involves the study of rock strata, fossils, and deposition in relation to
plate movements in the geologic past; historical geology charts how and where the plates
were moving in the past.
D) None; physical geology and historical geology are essentially the same.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Topic: The Science of Geology
5) ________ involves the study of Earth's origin and development through time based on
sequences of strata, fossils, and geologic events, utilizing the geologic time scale as a
reference.
A) Physical geology
B) Historical geology
C) Catastrophism
D) Uniformitarianism
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Topic: The Science of Geology
6) Sir William Edmond Logan was appointed the first Director of The Geological Survey
of Canada in 1842 and is noted for his observations and maps of ________.
A) sandstones in Nunavut
, B) granites in Saskatchewan
C) gold in Prince Edward Island
D) coal beds in Wales, Nova Scotia, and copper deposits in Ontario
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Topic: The Science of Geology
7) Canada's highest mountain is ________.
A) Mount Logan 5959 m elevation in the southwest corner of Yukon
B) Mount Waddington in the Coast Mountains of B.C.
C) Mount Rundle in the Canadian Rockies
D) Mount Washington on Vancouver Island
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Topic: The Science of Geology
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Geology and Plate Tectonics
1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1) The word "Geology" is derived from Greek meaning ________.
A) discourse of the Earth
B) rocks form all lands
C) the logic of rocks
D) geographic theology
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Topic: The Science of Geology
2) The principle goal of physical geology is to study ________.
A) ongoing natural processes and the products they create
B) mankind and the environment
C) Earth's evolution with time
D) physical processes that affect the earth and its resources as opposed to chemical or
biologic processes
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Topic: The Science of Geology
3) ________ includes the study of how rocks and minerals form and change according to
physical, chemical, and biologic processes which affect everything from Earth's internal
,structures and tectonic plates to landscape evolution and crystal forms.
A) Physical geology
B) Historical geology
C) Manifest destiny
D) Catastrophism
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Topic: The Science of Geology
,4) What are the basic differences between the disciplines of physical and historical
geology?
A) Physical geology is the study of fossils and sequences of rock strata; historical
geology is the study of how rocks and minerals were used in the past.
B) Historical geology involves the study of rock strata, fossils, and geologic events,
utilizing the geologic time scale as a reference; physical geology includes the study of
how rocks form and of how erosion shapes the land surface.
C) Physical geology involves the study of rock strata, fossils, and deposition in relation to
plate movements in the geologic past; historical geology charts how and where the plates
were moving in the past.
D) None; physical geology and historical geology are essentially the same.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Topic: The Science of Geology
5) ________ involves the study of Earth's origin and development through time based on
sequences of strata, fossils, and geologic events, utilizing the geologic time scale as a
reference.
A) Physical geology
B) Historical geology
C) Catastrophism
D) Uniformitarianism
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Topic: The Science of Geology
6) Sir William Edmond Logan was appointed the first Director of The Geological Survey
of Canada in 1842 and is noted for his observations and maps of ________.
A) sandstones in Nunavut
, B) granites in Saskatchewan
C) gold in Prince Edward Island
D) coal beds in Wales, Nova Scotia, and copper deposits in Ontario
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Topic: The Science of Geology
7) Canada's highest mountain is ________.
A) Mount Logan 5959 m elevation in the southwest corner of Yukon
B) Mount Waddington in the Coast Mountains of B.C.
C) Mount Rundle in the Canadian Rockies
D) Mount Washington on Vancouver Island
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Topic: The Science of Geology
