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,Earth Science, 14e (Tarbuck/Lutgens)Chapter 1 Introduction to Earth Science
1) 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 of the above—physical geology and historical geology are essentially the same.
Answer: B
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Topic: 1.1 What Is Earth Science
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension
2) The study of Earth's atmosphere is known as ________.
A) astronomy
B) oceanography
C) meteorology
D) cosmology
Answer: C
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3) Which science is not used within the Earth sciences?
A) Chemistry
B) Physics
C) Biology
D) Mathematics
E) None of the above; Earth Science makes use of all of these sciences.
Answer: E
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,4) Oceanography is the study of the oceans and geology is the study of the earth, so what is
meteorology?
A) the study of meteors
B) the study of the Sun's impact on the upper atmosphere
C) the study of the atmosphere
D) the study of how to be a TV newscaster
Answer: C
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Topic: 1.1 What Is Earth Science
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5) Sedimentary rocks with marine fossils are exposed at the top of Mt. Everest. Which scientists
would make most use of this observation in their study?
A) Meteorologists, because they could use the fossils as a guide to ancient climates
B) Geologists, because their elevation is related to physical geology and fossils are related to
Earth history
C) Oceanographers, because the fossils can tell us about periods when the earth was covered
with water to the height of Mt. Everest
D) Astronomers, because they can study how life came from outer space to Earth
Answer: B
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Topic: 1.1 What Is Earth Science
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension
6) Hurricanes and tornados are natural disasters. What branch of the Earth sciences studies the
origin of these phenomena?
A) Meteorology
B) Geology
C) Oceanography
D) Astronomy
Answer: A
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7) Hurricanes are natural disasters. Which branch of the Earth sciences studies the impact of this
phenomenon on coastal environments?
A) Meteorology
B) Geology
C) Oceanography
D) Astronomy
Answer: B
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, 8) Tsunamis and earthquakes have killed millions of people during human history. What branch
of the Earth sciences is the main group that studies these phenomena?
A) Meteorology
B) Geology
C) Oceanography
D) Astronomy
Answer: B
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension
9) If you want to buy a house in an area and you are worried there may be an earthquake hazard,
who would be the best person to ask for advice on this hazard?
A) a civil engineer
B) a geologist
C) a physicist
D) an astrologer
Answer: B
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10) The earth is estimated to be approximately 4.6 billion years old. Life appeared early in the
history of Earth, but metazoans (multicelled organisms) did not appear until about 600 million
years ago. If the history of Earth were compressed into a single year, when would metazoans
appear?
A) late September
B) late November
C) mid-December
D) late January
Answer: B
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Topic: 1.1 What Is Earth Science
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11) Which of the following would not typically be considered an Earth Science study?
A) studies of volcanic eruptions
B) studies of impact craters on the moon
C) studies of acid mine waters and the bacteria that live in those waters
D) chemical refining of petroleum
Answer: D
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