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dward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K Lutgens, Came
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ron J. Tsujita Stephen R. Hicock
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,Earth:wAnwIntroductionwtowPhysicalwGeology,wCdnw4ew(Tarbuck)wCha
pterw1w AnwIntroductionwtowGeologywandwPlatewTectonics
1.1w w Multiple-ChoicewQuestions
1) Thewwordw"Geology"wiswderivedwfromwGreekwmeaningw .
A) discoursewofwthewEarth
B) rockswformwallwlands
C) thewlogicwofwrocks
D) geographicwtheology
wAnswer:w A
Diff:w1
Topic:w ThewSciencewofwGeology
2) Thewprinciplewgoalwofwphysicalwgeologywiswtowstudyw .
A) ongoingwnaturalwprocesseswandwthewproductswtheywcreate
B) mankindwandwthewenvironment
C) Earth'swevolutionwwithwtime
D) physicalwprocesseswthatwaffectwthewearthwandwitswresourceswaswopposedwtowchemicalworwbiolog
icwprocesses
Answer:w AwDif
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Topic:w ThewSciencewofwGeology
3) includeswthewstudywofwhowwrockswandwmineralswformwandwchangewaccordingwt
owphysical,wchemical,wandwbiologicwprocesseswwhichwaffectweverythingwfromwEarth'swinter
nalwstructureswandwtectonicwplateswtowlandscapewevolutionwandwcrystalwforms.
A) Physicalwgeology
B) Historicalwgeology
C) Manifestwdestiny
D) Catastrophism
wAnswer:w A
Diff:w1
Topic:w ThewSciencewofwGeology
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,4) Whatwarewthewbasicwdifferenceswbetweenwthewdisciplineswofwphysicalwandwhistoricalwgeology?
A) Physicalwgeologywiswthewstudywofwfossilswandwsequenceswofwrockwstrata;whistoricalwgeologywiswt
hewstudywofwhowwrockswandwmineralswwerewusedwinwthewpast.
B) Historicalwgeologywinvolveswthewstudywofwrockwstrata,wfossils,wandwgeologicwevents,wutilizingwth
ewgeologicwtimewscalewaswawreference;wphysicalwgeologywincludeswthewstudywofwhowwrockswformwan
dwofwhowwerosionwshapeswthewlandwsurface.
C) Physicalwgeologywinvolveswthewstudywofwrockwstrata,wfossils,wandwdepositionwinwrelationwtowplate
wmovements winwthewgeologicwpast; whistorical wgeologywchartswhowwandwwherewthewplateswwerewmovi
ngwinwthewpast.
D) None;wphysicalwgeologywandwhistoricalwgeologywarewessentiallywthewsam
e.wAnswer:w B
Diff:w2
Topic:w ThewSciencewofwGeology
5) involveswthewstudywofwEarth'sworiginwandwdevelopmentwthroughwtimewbasedwonwsequ
enceswofwstrata,wfossils,wandwgeologicwevents,wutilizingwthewgeologicwtimewscalewaswawreference.
A) Physicalwgeology
B) Historicalwgeology
C) Catastrophism
D) Uniformitarianism
wAnswer:w B
Diff:w1
Topic:w ThewSciencewofwGeology
6) SirwWilliamwEdmondwLoganwwaswappointedwthewfirstwDirectorwofwThewGeologicalwSurveyw
ofwCanadawinw1842wandwiswnotedwforwhiswobservationswandwmapswofw .
A) sandstoneswinwNunavut
B) graniteswinwSaskatchewan
C) goldwinwPrincewEdwardwIsland
D) coalwbedswinwWales,wNovawScotia,wandwcopperwdepositswinwOntari
owAnswer:w D
Diff:w2
Topic:w ThewSciencewofwGeology
7) Canada'swhighestwmountainwisw .
A) MountwLoganw5959wmwelevationwinwthewsouthwestwcornerwofwYukon
B) MountwWaddingtonwinwthewCoastwMountainswofwB.C.
C) MountwRundlewinwthewCanadianwRockies
D) MountwWashingtonwonwVancouverwIslan
dwAnswer:w A
Diff:w1
Topic:w ThewSciencewofwGeology
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, 8) Inwgeologicwtheory,wvolcanicweruptions,wearthquakes,wlandslides,wfloods,wandwtsunamiswarewall
.
A) exceptionswtowthewtheorywofwuniformitarianism
B) uniquewphenomenawthatwcanwneitherwbewpredictedwnorwunderstood
C) naturallywrecurringwgeologicwhazardswfromwongoingwphysicalwprocesses
D) divinewpunishmentswsentwtowdiscouragewuswofwourwevilwway
swAnswer:w C
Diff:w2
Topic:w ThewSciencewofwGeology
9) Awgeologicwunderstandingwofwnaturalwresourceswincludesw
ofwextractionworwusagewforwwater,wsoil,wmetallic,wnon-metallic,wandwenergywresources.
A) thewconditionswofwformationwandwthewenvironmentalwimpact
B) theweconomicwvaluewandwgeographicwlocation
C) thewsizewofwdepositswandwcost
D) thewcurrentwcorporateworwpoliticalwobjectivewandwmostwexpedientwmean
swAnswer:w A
Diff:w2
Topic:w ThewSciencewofwGeology
10) Earth'swhumanwpopulationwnowwiswbestwdescribedwbywwhichwonewofwthewfollowingwstatements?
A) justwbeginningwtowapproachwthewworld'swpopulationwbeforewthewSecondwWorldwWar
B) largerwthanwitwhasweverwbeenwandwincreasingwatwawverywhighwrate
C) largerwthanwitwhasweverwbeenwbutwwillwstabilizewwithinwthewnextw10wyears
D) increasingwverywrapidlywinwadvanced,wwesternwcountrieswandwfallingwrapidlywinwthird-
worldwareaswsuchwaswLatinwAmericawandwAfrica
Answer:w BwDif
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Topic:w ThewSciencewofwGeology
11) Whichwonewofwthewfollowingwiswawlogicalwconsequencewofwthewrapidlywgrowingwhuma
nwpopulation?
A) Everybodywwillwhavewmuchwmorewfunwbecausewpartieswwillwbewlargerwandwmorewfrequent.
B) Competitionwforwnonrenewablewnaturalwresourceswwillwintensify.
C) Terrestrial,waquatic,wandwmarinewhabitatswwillwbewunaffectedwbywthewrapidwgrowth.
D) Reducedwgovernmentwregulationwandwspendingwandwthewapplicationwofwnewwtechnologieswwi
llwincreasewlivingwstandardswandwlessenwenvironmentalwconcerns.
Answer:w BwDif
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Topic:w ThewSciencewofwGeology
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cal Geology, Updated 4th Canadian Edition, E
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dward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K Lutgens, Came
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ron J. Tsujita Stephen R. Hicock
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1
,Earth:wAnwIntroductionwtowPhysicalwGeology,wCdnw4ew(Tarbuck)wCha
pterw1w AnwIntroductionwtowGeologywandwPlatewTectonics
1.1w w Multiple-ChoicewQuestions
1) Thewwordw"Geology"wiswderivedwfromwGreekwmeaningw .
A) discoursewofwthewEarth
B) rockswformwallwlands
C) thewlogicwofwrocks
D) geographicwtheology
wAnswer:w A
Diff:w1
Topic:w ThewSciencewofwGeology
2) Thewprinciplewgoalwofwphysicalwgeologywiswtowstudyw .
A) ongoingwnaturalwprocesseswandwthewproductswtheywcreate
B) mankindwandwthewenvironment
C) Earth'swevolutionwwithwtime
D) physicalwprocesseswthatwaffectwthewearthwandwitswresourceswaswopposedwtowchemicalworwbiolog
icwprocesses
Answer:w AwDif
f:w2
Topic:w ThewSciencewofwGeology
3) includeswthewstudywofwhowwrockswandwmineralswformwandwchangewaccordingwt
owphysical,wchemical,wandwbiologicwprocesseswwhichwaffectweverythingwfromwEarth'swinter
nalwstructureswandwtectonicwplateswtowlandscapewevolutionwandwcrystalwforms.
A) Physicalwgeology
B) Historicalwgeology
C) Manifestwdestiny
D) Catastrophism
wAnswer:w A
Diff:w1
Topic:w ThewSciencewofwGeology
2
,4) Whatwarewthewbasicwdifferenceswbetweenwthewdisciplineswofwphysicalwandwhistoricalwgeology?
A) Physicalwgeologywiswthewstudywofwfossilswandwsequenceswofwrockwstrata;whistoricalwgeologywiswt
hewstudywofwhowwrockswandwmineralswwerewusedwinwthewpast.
B) Historicalwgeologywinvolveswthewstudywofwrockwstrata,wfossils,wandwgeologicwevents,wutilizingwth
ewgeologicwtimewscalewaswawreference;wphysicalwgeologywincludeswthewstudywofwhowwrockswformwan
dwofwhowwerosionwshapeswthewlandwsurface.
C) Physicalwgeologywinvolveswthewstudywofwrockwstrata,wfossils,wandwdepositionwinwrelationwtowplate
wmovements winwthewgeologicwpast; whistorical wgeologywchartswhowwandwwherewthewplateswwerewmovi
ngwinwthewpast.
D) None;wphysicalwgeologywandwhistoricalwgeologywarewessentiallywthewsam
e.wAnswer:w B
Diff:w2
Topic:w ThewSciencewofwGeology
5) involveswthewstudywofwEarth'sworiginwandwdevelopmentwthroughwtimewbasedwonwsequ
enceswofwstrata,wfossils,wandwgeologicwevents,wutilizingwthewgeologicwtimewscalewaswawreference.
A) Physicalwgeology
B) Historicalwgeology
C) Catastrophism
D) Uniformitarianism
wAnswer:w B
Diff:w1
Topic:w ThewSciencewofwGeology
6) SirwWilliamwEdmondwLoganwwaswappointedwthewfirstwDirectorwofwThewGeologicalwSurveyw
ofwCanadawinw1842wandwiswnotedwforwhiswobservationswandwmapswofw .
A) sandstoneswinwNunavut
B) graniteswinwSaskatchewan
C) goldwinwPrincewEdwardwIsland
D) coalwbedswinwWales,wNovawScotia,wandwcopperwdepositswinwOntari
owAnswer:w D
Diff:w2
Topic:w ThewSciencewofwGeology
7) Canada'swhighestwmountainwisw .
A) MountwLoganw5959wmwelevationwinwthewsouthwestwcornerwofwYukon
B) MountwWaddingtonwinwthewCoastwMountainswofwB.C.
C) MountwRundlewinwthewCanadianwRockies
D) MountwWashingtonwonwVancouverwIslan
dwAnswer:w A
Diff:w1
Topic:w ThewSciencewofwGeology
3
, 8) Inwgeologicwtheory,wvolcanicweruptions,wearthquakes,wlandslides,wfloods,wandwtsunamiswarewall
.
A) exceptionswtowthewtheorywofwuniformitarianism
B) uniquewphenomenawthatwcanwneitherwbewpredictedwnorwunderstood
C) naturallywrecurringwgeologicwhazardswfromwongoingwphysicalwprocesses
D) divinewpunishmentswsentwtowdiscouragewuswofwourwevilwway
swAnswer:w C
Diff:w2
Topic:w ThewSciencewofwGeology
9) Awgeologicwunderstandingwofwnaturalwresourceswincludesw
ofwextractionworwusagewforwwater,wsoil,wmetallic,wnon-metallic,wandwenergywresources.
A) thewconditionswofwformationwandwthewenvironmentalwimpact
B) theweconomicwvaluewandwgeographicwlocation
C) thewsizewofwdepositswandwcost
D) thewcurrentwcorporateworwpoliticalwobjectivewandwmostwexpedientwmean
swAnswer:w A
Diff:w2
Topic:w ThewSciencewofwGeology
10) Earth'swhumanwpopulationwnowwiswbestwdescribedwbywwhichwonewofwthewfollowingwstatements?
A) justwbeginningwtowapproachwthewworld'swpopulationwbeforewthewSecondwWorldwWar
B) largerwthanwitwhasweverwbeenwandwincreasingwatwawverywhighwrate
C) largerwthanwitwhasweverwbeenwbutwwillwstabilizewwithinwthewnextw10wyears
D) increasingwverywrapidlywinwadvanced,wwesternwcountrieswandwfallingwrapidlywinwthird-
worldwareaswsuchwaswLatinwAmericawandwAfrica
Answer:w BwDif
f:w2
Topic:w ThewSciencewofwGeology
11) Whichwonewofwthewfollowingwiswawlogicalwconsequencewofwthewrapidlywgrowingwhuma
nwpopulation?
A) Everybodywwillwhavewmuchwmorewfunwbecausewpartieswwillwbewlargerwandwmorewfrequent.
B) Competitionwforwnonrenewablewnaturalwresourceswwillwintensify.
C) Terrestrial,waquatic,wandwmarinewhabitatswwillwbewunaffectedwbywthewrapidwgrowth.
D) Reducedwgovernmentwregulationwandwspendingwandwthewapplicationwofwnewwtechnologieswwi
llwincreasewlivingwstandardswandwlessenwenvironmentalwconcerns.
Answer:w BwDif
f:w2
Topic:w ThewSciencewofwGeology
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