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EarthgScience,g14eg(Tarbuck/Lutgens)gChapt
erg1g IntroductiongtogEarthgScience
1) Whatgaregthegbasicgdifferencesgbetweengthegdisciplinesgofgphysicalgandghistorica
lggeology?
A) Physicalggeologygisgthegstudygofgfossilsgandgsequencesgofgrockgstrata;ghistoric
alggeologygisgthegstudygofghowgrocksgandgmineralsgweregusedgingthegpast.
B) Historicalggeologyginvolvesgthegstudygofgrockgstrata,gfossils,gandggeologicgevents,g
utilizinggtheggeologicgtimegscalegasgagreference;gphysicalggeologygincludesgthegstudyg
ofghowgrocksgformgandgofghowgerosiongshapesgtheglandgsurface.
C) Physicalggeologyginvolvesgthegstudygofgrockgstrata,gfossils,gandgdepositiongingrelationgt
ogplategmovementsgingtheggeologicgpast;ghistoricalggeologygchartsghowgandgwheregthegpla
tesgweregmovinggingthegpast.
D) nonegofgthegabove—
physicalggeologygandghistoricalggeologygaregessentiallygthegsame.gAnswer:g B
Diff:g1
Topic:g 1.1gWhatgIsgEarthgScienceg
Bloom'sgTaxonomy:g 1gRemember
2) ThegstudygofgEarth'sgatmospheregisgknowngasg .
A) astronomy
B) oceanography
C) meteorology
D) cosmology
Answer:g Cg
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Diff:g1
Topic:g 1.1gWhatgIsgEarthgScience
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Bloom'sgTaxonomy:g 1gRemember
3) WhichgsciencegisgnotgusedgwithingthegEarthgsciences?
A) Chemistry
B) Physics
C) Biology
D) Mathematics
E) Nonegofgthegabove;gEarthgSciencegmakesgusegofgallgofgthesegscience
s.gAnswer:g E
Diff:g1
Topic:g 1.1gWhatgIsgEarthgSciencegB
loom'sgTaxonomy:g 3gApply
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4) Oceanographygisgthegstudygofgthegoceansgandggeologygisgthegstudygofgthegearth,gsogwh
atgisgmeteorology?
A) thegstudygofgmeteors
B) thegstudygofgthegSun'sgimpactgongtheguppergatmosphere
C) thegstudygofgthegatmosphere
D) thegstudygofghowgtogbegagTVgnewscaste
rgAnswer:g C
Diff:g1
Topic:g 1.1gWhatgIsgEarthgScienceg
Bloom'sgTaxonomy:g 1gRemember
5) SedimentarygrocksgwithgmarinegfossilsgaregexposedgatgthegtopgofgMt.gEverest.g Whic
hgscientistsgwouldgmakegmostgusegofgthisgobservationgingtheirgstudy?
A) Meteorologists,gbecausegtheygcouldgusegthegfossilsgasgagguidegtogancientgclimates
B) Geologists,gbecausegtheirgelevationgisgrelatedgtogphysicalggeologygandgfossilsgar
egrelatedgtogEarthghistory
C) Oceanographers,gbecausegthegfossilsgcangtellgusgaboutgperiodsgwhengthegearthgwa
sgcoveredgwithgwatergtogthegheightgofgMt.gEverest
D) Astronomers,gbecausegtheygcangstudyghowglifegcamegfromgoutergspacegtogEart
hgAnswer:g B
Diff:g1
Topic:g 1.1gWhatgIsgEarthgScienceg
Bloom'sgTaxonomy:g 2gUnderstand
6) Hurricanesgandgtornadosgaregnaturalgdisasters.g WhatgbranchgofgthegEarthgscience
sgstudiesgthegorigingofgthesegphenomena?
A) Meteorology
B) Geology
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Complete test bank - exam questions -
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EarthgScience,g14eg(Tarbuck/Lutgens)gChapt
erg1g IntroductiongtogEarthgScience
1) Whatgaregthegbasicgdifferencesgbetweengthegdisciplinesgofgphysicalgandghistorica
lggeology?
A) Physicalggeologygisgthegstudygofgfossilsgandgsequencesgofgrockgstrata;ghistoric
alggeologygisgthegstudygofghowgrocksgandgmineralsgweregusedgingthegpast.
B) Historicalggeologyginvolvesgthegstudygofgrockgstrata,gfossils,gandggeologicgevents,g
utilizinggtheggeologicgtimegscalegasgagreference;gphysicalggeologygincludesgthegstudyg
ofghowgrocksgformgandgofghowgerosiongshapesgtheglandgsurface.
C) Physicalggeologyginvolvesgthegstudygofgrockgstrata,gfossils,gandgdepositiongingrelationgt
ogplategmovementsgingtheggeologicgpast;ghistoricalggeologygchartsghowgandgwheregthegpla
tesgweregmovinggingthegpast.
D) nonegofgthegabove—
physicalggeologygandghistoricalggeologygaregessentiallygthegsame.gAnswer:g B
Diff:g1
Topic:g 1.1gWhatgIsgEarthgScienceg
Bloom'sgTaxonomy:g 1gRemember
2) ThegstudygofgEarth'sgatmospheregisgknowngasg .
A) astronomy
B) oceanography
C) meteorology
D) cosmology
Answer:g Cg
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Diff:g1
Topic:g 1.1gWhatgIsgEarthgScience
, TestgBankgforgEarthgScienceg14thgEditi
on
Bloom'sgTaxonomy:g 1gRemember
3) WhichgsciencegisgnotgusedgwithingthegEarthgsciences?
A) Chemistry
B) Physics
C) Biology
D) Mathematics
E) Nonegofgthegabove;gEarthgSciencegmakesgusegofgallgofgthesegscience
s.gAnswer:g E
Diff:g1
Topic:g 1.1gWhatgIsgEarthgSciencegB
loom'sgTaxonomy:g 3gApply
, TestgBankgforgEarthgScienceg14thgEditi
on
4) Oceanographygisgthegstudygofgthegoceansgandggeologygisgthegstudygofgthegearth,gsogwh
atgisgmeteorology?
A) thegstudygofgmeteors
B) thegstudygofgthegSun'sgimpactgongtheguppergatmosphere
C) thegstudygofgthegatmosphere
D) thegstudygofghowgtogbegagTVgnewscaste
rgAnswer:g C
Diff:g1
Topic:g 1.1gWhatgIsgEarthgScienceg
Bloom'sgTaxonomy:g 1gRemember
5) SedimentarygrocksgwithgmarinegfossilsgaregexposedgatgthegtopgofgMt.gEverest.g Whic
hgscientistsgwouldgmakegmostgusegofgthisgobservationgingtheirgstudy?
A) Meteorologists,gbecausegtheygcouldgusegthegfossilsgasgagguidegtogancientgclimates
B) Geologists,gbecausegtheirgelevationgisgrelatedgtogphysicalggeologygandgfossilsgar
egrelatedgtogEarthghistory
C) Oceanographers,gbecausegthegfossilsgcangtellgusgaboutgperiodsgwhengthegearthgwa
sgcoveredgwithgwatergtogthegheightgofgMt.gEverest
D) Astronomers,gbecausegtheygcangstudyghowglifegcamegfromgoutergspacegtogEart
hgAnswer:g B
Diff:g1
Topic:g 1.1gWhatgIsgEarthgScienceg
Bloom'sgTaxonomy:g 2gUnderstand
6) Hurricanesgandgtornadosgaregnaturalgdisasters.g WhatgbranchgofgthegEarthgscience
sgstudiesgthegorigingofgthesegphenomena?
A) Meteorology
B) Geology
