Test Bank for Visualizing Geology 4th Edition
Murck
,Package Title: Testbank
Course Title: Visualizing Geology, 4e
Chapter Number: 01
Question Type: Multiple Choice
01) The branch of geology that deals with understanding the processes which operate at or beneath the
surface of Earth and the materials on which those processes act is called _____.
a) historical geology
b) physical geology
c) economic geology
d) structural geology
Answer: B
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Explain how geologists use the scientific method.
Section Reference: What is Geology?
02) Which branch of geology is concerned with the formation, occurrence, and search for valuable
mineral deposits?
a) historical geology
b) physical geology
c) economic geology
d) structural geology
Answer: C
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Explain how geologists use the scientific method.
Section Reference: What is Geology?
3) The study of how rocks deform (break and bend) is referred to as _____.
a) historical geology
b) physical geology
c) economic geology
d) structural geology
Answer: D
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Explain how geologists use the scientific method.
Section Reference: What is Geology?
, 04) Which one of the following is a system?
a) a leaf
b) a tree
c) a mountain range
d) All of these are examples of systems
Answer: D
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Explain what is meant by a systems approach to geology.
Section Reference: What is Geology?
05) Which one of the following is a good example of a closed system?
a) a lake
b) a volcano
c) a tree
d) None of these are examples of a closed system.
Answer: D
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Explain what is meant by a systems approach to geology.
Section Reference: What is Geology?
06) Earth is a close approximation of a (an) system.
a) open
b) closed
c) isolated
d) restricted
Answer: B
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Explain what is meant by a systems approach to geology.
Section Reference: What is Geology?
07 ) Movements and interactions in the lithosphere and the internal Earth processes that drive them are
referred to as the _____ cycle.
a) rock
b) hydrologic
c) metamorphic
d) tectonic
Murck
,Package Title: Testbank
Course Title: Visualizing Geology, 4e
Chapter Number: 01
Question Type: Multiple Choice
01) The branch of geology that deals with understanding the processes which operate at or beneath the
surface of Earth and the materials on which those processes act is called _____.
a) historical geology
b) physical geology
c) economic geology
d) structural geology
Answer: B
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Explain how geologists use the scientific method.
Section Reference: What is Geology?
02) Which branch of geology is concerned with the formation, occurrence, and search for valuable
mineral deposits?
a) historical geology
b) physical geology
c) economic geology
d) structural geology
Answer: C
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Explain how geologists use the scientific method.
Section Reference: What is Geology?
3) The study of how rocks deform (break and bend) is referred to as _____.
a) historical geology
b) physical geology
c) economic geology
d) structural geology
Answer: D
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Explain how geologists use the scientific method.
Section Reference: What is Geology?
, 04) Which one of the following is a system?
a) a leaf
b) a tree
c) a mountain range
d) All of these are examples of systems
Answer: D
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Explain what is meant by a systems approach to geology.
Section Reference: What is Geology?
05) Which one of the following is a good example of a closed system?
a) a lake
b) a volcano
c) a tree
d) None of these are examples of a closed system.
Answer: D
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Explain what is meant by a systems approach to geology.
Section Reference: What is Geology?
06) Earth is a close approximation of a (an) system.
a) open
b) closed
c) isolated
d) restricted
Answer: B
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Explain what is meant by a systems approach to geology.
Section Reference: What is Geology?
07 ) Movements and interactions in the lithosphere and the internal Earth processes that drive them are
referred to as the _____ cycle.
a) rock
b) hydrologic
c) metamorphic
d) tectonic
