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Chapter 01: Why Environmental Geology Matters
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1. Environmental geologists are professionals who apply understanding of the natural environment.
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ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What is Environmental Geology and Who Are Environmental Geologists? br br br br br br br br
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.01 - Explain what environmental geology is and why it matters.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember br
2. In today’s world of hyperspecializations, the job description of an environmental geologist is very precise.
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b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What is Environmental Geology and Who Are Environmental Geologists? br br br br br br br br
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.01 - Explain what environmental geology is and why it matters.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember br
3. Environmental geology is an applied science. br br br br br
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ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What is Environmental Geology and Who Are Environmental Geologists? br br br br br br br br
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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HAS VARIABLES:
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.01 - Explain what environmental geology is and why it matters.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember br
4. Groundwater refers to water that is in completely saturated bedrock.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World br br br br br br br br br
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,QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 -
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Give examples of major problems approached by environmental geologists.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember br
5. The Bunker Hill Basin aquifer supplies 467 billion gallons of freshwater each year.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World br br br br br br br br br
QUESTION TYPE: br True / False br br
HAS VARIABLES:
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 -
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Give examples of major problems approached by environmental geologists.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember br
6. An environmental geologist studies the Earth’s surface, water, the oceans, and the surrounding solar system.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World br br br br br br br br br
QUESTION TYPE: br True / False br br
HAS VARIABLES:
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 -
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Give examples of major problems approached by environmental geologists.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand br
7. Environmental problems of a geological nature can develop slowly.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World br br br br br br br br br
QUESTION TYPE: br True / False br br
HAS VARIABLES:
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 -
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Give examples of major problems approached by environmental geologists.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand br
8. Hydrogen gas is a non-flammable substance, and completely harmless when it comes in contact with water.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
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, REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World
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QUESTION TYPE: br True / False
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: br b r Ch01.LO.02 - br
Give examples of major problems approached by environmental geologists.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember br
9. More than 100 bodies of climbers have been recovered from Mount Everest due to the warming climate melting the s
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now and ice.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World br br br br br br br br br
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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HAS VARIABLES:
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 -
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Give examples of major problems approached by environmental geologists.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember br
10. Environmental refugees are people escaping drastic, long-lasting environmental change.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World br br br br br br br br br
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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HAS VARIABLES:
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 -
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Give examples of major problems approached by environmental geologists.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember br
11. Climate mitigation means avoiding or reducing emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gasses.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World br br br br br br br br br
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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HAS VARIABLES:
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 -
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Give examples of major problems approached by environmental geologists.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember br
12. Radon is a radioactive gas formed by the natural disintegration of uranium.
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a. True
b. False
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Geology and the Environment Living with a Dynamic Planet 8th Edition by Paul Bierman, Richard Hazlet
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t, Dee D. Trent
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Chapter 1-12 br
Chapter 01: Why Environmental Geology Matters
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1. Environmental geologists are professionals who apply understanding of the natural environment.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What is Environmental Geology and Who Are Environmental Geologists? br br br br br br br br
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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HAS VARIABLES:
br False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.01 - Explain what environmental geology is and why it matters.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember br
2. In today’s world of hyperspecializations, the job description of an environmental geologist is very precise.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What is Environmental Geology and Who Are Environmental Geologists? br br br br br br br br
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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HAS VARIABLES:
br False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.01 - Explain what environmental geology is and why it matters.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember br
3. Environmental geology is an applied science. br br br br br
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What is Environmental Geology and Who Are Environmental Geologists? br br br br br br br br
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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HAS VARIABLES:
br False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.01 - Explain what environmental geology is and why it matters.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember br
4. Groundwater refers to water that is in completely saturated bedrock.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World br br br br br br br br br
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,QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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HAS VARIABLES:
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 -
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Give examples of major problems approached by environmental geologists.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember br
5. The Bunker Hill Basin aquifer supplies 467 billion gallons of freshwater each year.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World br br br br br br br br br
QUESTION TYPE: br True / False br br
HAS VARIABLES:
br False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 -
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Give examples of major problems approached by environmental geologists.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember br
6. An environmental geologist studies the Earth’s surface, water, the oceans, and the surrounding solar system.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World br br br br br br br br br
QUESTION TYPE: br True / False br br
HAS VARIABLES:
br False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 -
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Give examples of major problems approached by environmental geologists.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand br
7. Environmental problems of a geological nature can develop slowly.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World br br br br br br br br br
QUESTION TYPE: br True / False br br
HAS VARIABLES:
br False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 -
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Give examples of major problems approached by environmental geologists.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand br
8. Hydrogen gas is a non-flammable substance, and completely harmless when it comes in contact with water.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
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, REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World
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QUESTION TYPE: br True / False
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HAS VARIABLES:
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: br b r Ch01.LO.02 - br
Give examples of major problems approached by environmental geologists.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember br
9. More than 100 bodies of climbers have been recovered from Mount Everest due to the warming climate melting the s
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now and ice.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World br br br br br br br br br
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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HAS VARIABLES:
br False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 -
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Give examples of major problems approached by environmental geologists.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember br
10. Environmental refugees are people escaping drastic, long-lasting environmental change.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World br br br br br br br br br
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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HAS VARIABLES:
br False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 -
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Give examples of major problems approached by environmental geologists.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember br
11. Climate mitigation means avoiding or reducing emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gasses.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World br br br br br br br br br
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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HAS VARIABLES:
br False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 -
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Give examples of major problems approached by environmental geologists.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember br
12. Radon is a radioactive gas formed by the natural disintegration of uranium.
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a. True
b. False
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