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Test Bank for Geology and the Environment, 8th Edition by Paul Bierman
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Test Bank for Geology and the Environment 8e 8th Edition by Paul Bierman, Richard Hazlett, Dee D. Trent. Full Chapters test bank are included. Chapter 1 to 12 (Complete chapters) Section I: OUR PLANET. 1. People, Geology, and the Environment. 2. Earth as a System. 3. Climate Change. Section ...

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  • May 16, 2024
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Chapter 01: Why Environmental Geology Matters
1. Environmental geologists are professionals who apply understanding of the natural environment.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What is Environmental Geology and Who Are Environmental Geologists?
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.01 - Explain what environmental geology is and why it matters.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

2. In today’s world of hyperspecializations, the job description of an environmental geologist is very precise.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What is Environmental Geology and Who Are Environmental Geologists?
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.01 - Explain what environmental geology is and why it matters.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

3. Environmental geology is an applied science.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: What is Environmental Geology and Who Are Environmental Geologists?
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.01 - Explain what environmental geology is and why it matters.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

4. Groundwater refers to water that is in completely saturated bedrock.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 - Give examples of major problems approached by environmental
geologists.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

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,Chapter 01: Why Environmental Geology Matters
5. The Bunker Hill Basin aquifer supplies 467 billion gallons of freshwater each year.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 - Give examples of major problems approached by environmental
geologists.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

6. An environmental geologist studies the Earth’s surface, water, the oceans, and the surrounding solar system.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 - Give examples of major problems approached by environmental
geologists.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

7. Environmental problems of a geological nature can develop slowly.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 - Give examples of major problems approached by environmental
geologists.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

8. Hydrogen gas is a non-flammable substance, and completely harmless when it comes in contact with water.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 - Give examples of major problems approached by environmental
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,Chapter 01: Why Environmental Geology Matters

geologists.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

9. More than 100 bodies of climbers have been recovered from Mount Everest due to the warming climate melting the
snow and ice.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 - Give examples of major problems approached by environmental
geologists.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

10. Environmental refugees are people escaping drastic, long-lasting environmental change.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 - Give examples of major problems approached by environmental
geologists.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

11. Climate mitigation means avoiding or reducing emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gasses.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 - Give examples of major problems approached by environmental
geologists.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

12. Radon is a radioactive gas formed by the natural disintegration of uranium.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
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, Chapter 01: Why Environmental Geology Matters

REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 - Give examples of major problems approached by environmental
geologists.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

13. Mapping is fundamental to almost all aspects of environmental geology.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Tools of the Trade—Environmental Geology
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.03 - Describe the tools used by environmental geologists doing science.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

14. Sound navigation and ranging is called sonar.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Tools of the Trade—Environmental Geology
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.03 - Describe the tools used by environmental geologists doing science.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

15. Scientists who study the pattern of energy waves generated by earthquakes to tease out the structure of the Earth’s
deep interior are called seismologists.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Tools of the Trade—Environmental Geology
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.03 - Describe the tools used by environmental geologists doing science.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

16. Lidar uses radio detection and ranging.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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