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h Complete test bank - exam questions -
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quizzes (updated
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2022)
,Te s t h B a n k h f o r h E a
r t h h S c i e n c e h 1 4
t h h E d i t i o nh
EarthhScience,h14eh(Tarbuck/Lutgens)h
Chapterh1hhhIntroductionhtohEarthhScience
1)hWhatharehthehbasichdifferenceshbetweenhthehdisciplineshofhphysicalhandhhistoricalhgeology?
A) Physicalhgeologyhishthehstudyhofhfossilshandhsequenceshofhrockhstrata;hhistoricalhgeologyhi
shthehstudyhofhhowhrockshandhmineralshwerehusedhinhthehpast.
B) Historicalhgeologyhinvolveshthehstudyhofhrockhstrata,hfossils,handhgeologichevents,hutilizin
ghthehgeologichtimehscalehashahreference;hphysicalhgeologyhincludeshthehstudyhofhhowhrock
shformhandhofhhowherosionhshapeshthehlandhsurface.
C) Physicalhgeologyhinvolveshthehstudyhofhrockhstrata,hfossils,handhdepositionhinhrelationhtohp
latehmovementshinhthehgeologichpast;hhistoricalhgeologyhchartshhowhandhwherehthehplatesh
werehmovinghinhthehpast.
D) nonehofhthehabove—physicalhgeologyhandhhistoricalhgeologyharehessentiallyhthehsame.
Answer:hhB
Diff:h1
Topic:hh1.1hWhathIshEarthhScience
Bloom'shTaxonomy:hh1hRemember
2)hhThehstudyhofhEarth'shatmospherehishknownhash________.
A) astronomy
B) oceanography
C) meteorologyhD)hcosmology
Answer:hhC
Diff:h1
Topic:hh1.1hWhathIshEarthhScience
Bloom'shTaxonomy:hh1hRemember
,Te s t h B a n k h f o r h E a
r t h h S c i e n c e h 1 4
t h h E d i t i o nh
3)hWhichhsciencehishnothusedhwithinhthehEarthhsciences?
A) Chemistry
B) Physics
C) Biology
D) Mathematics
E) Nonehofhthehabove;hEarthhSciencehmakeshusehofhallhofhthesehsciences.
Answer:hhE
Diff:h1
Topic:hh1.1hWhathIshEarthhScience
Bloom'shTaxonomy:hh3hApply
, Te s t h B a n k h f o r h E a
r t h h S c i e n c e h 1 4
t h h E d i t i o nh
4)hOceanographyhishthehstudyhofhthehoceanshandhgeologyhishthehstudyhofhthehearth,hsohwhathish
meteorology?
A) thehstudyhofhmeteors
B) thehstudyhofhthehSun'shimpacthonhthehupperhatmosphere
C) thehstudyhofhthehatmosphere
D) thehstudyhofhhowhtohbehahTVhnewscaster
Answer:hhC
Diff:h1
Topic:hh1.1hWhathIshEarthhScience
Bloom'shTaxonomy:hh1hRemember
5)hSedimentaryhrockshwithhmarinehfossilsharehexposedhaththehtophofhMt.hEverest.hhWhichhscientistsh
wouldhmakehmosthusehofhthishobservationhinhtheirhstudy?
A) Meteorologists,hbecausehtheyhcouldhusehthehfossilshashahguidehtohancienthclimates
B) Geologists,hbecausehtheirhelevationhishrelatedhtohphysicalhgeologyhandhfossilsharehrelatedhtoh
Earthhhistory
C) Oceanographers,hbecausehthehfossilshcanhtellhushabouthperiodshwhenhthehearthhwashcoveredh
withhwaterhtohthehheighthofhMt.hEverest
D) Astronomers,hbecausehtheyhcanhstudyhhowhlifehcamehfromhouterhspacehtohEarth
Answer:hhB
Diff:h1
Topic:hh1.1hWhathIshEarthhScience
Bloom'shTaxonomy:hh2hUnderstand
6)hHurricaneshandhtornadosharehnaturalhdisasters.hhWhathbranchhofhthehEarthhscienceshstudiesht
hehoriginhofhthesehphenomena?
A) Meteorology
B) Geology
C) OceanographyhD)hAstronomy
h h h
h Complete test bank - exam questions -
h h h h h h
quizzes (updated
h h
2022)
,Te s t h B a n k h f o r h E a
r t h h S c i e n c e h 1 4
t h h E d i t i o nh
EarthhScience,h14eh(Tarbuck/Lutgens)h
Chapterh1hhhIntroductionhtohEarthhScience
1)hWhatharehthehbasichdifferenceshbetweenhthehdisciplineshofhphysicalhandhhistoricalhgeology?
A) Physicalhgeologyhishthehstudyhofhfossilshandhsequenceshofhrockhstrata;hhistoricalhgeologyhi
shthehstudyhofhhowhrockshandhmineralshwerehusedhinhthehpast.
B) Historicalhgeologyhinvolveshthehstudyhofhrockhstrata,hfossils,handhgeologichevents,hutilizin
ghthehgeologichtimehscalehashahreference;hphysicalhgeologyhincludeshthehstudyhofhhowhrock
shformhandhofhhowherosionhshapeshthehlandhsurface.
C) Physicalhgeologyhinvolveshthehstudyhofhrockhstrata,hfossils,handhdepositionhinhrelationhtohp
latehmovementshinhthehgeologichpast;hhistoricalhgeologyhchartshhowhandhwherehthehplatesh
werehmovinghinhthehpast.
D) nonehofhthehabove—physicalhgeologyhandhhistoricalhgeologyharehessentiallyhthehsame.
Answer:hhB
Diff:h1
Topic:hh1.1hWhathIshEarthhScience
Bloom'shTaxonomy:hh1hRemember
2)hhThehstudyhofhEarth'shatmospherehishknownhash________.
A) astronomy
B) oceanography
C) meteorologyhD)hcosmology
Answer:hhC
Diff:h1
Topic:hh1.1hWhathIshEarthhScience
Bloom'shTaxonomy:hh1hRemember
,Te s t h B a n k h f o r h E a
r t h h S c i e n c e h 1 4
t h h E d i t i o nh
3)hWhichhsciencehishnothusedhwithinhthehEarthhsciences?
A) Chemistry
B) Physics
C) Biology
D) Mathematics
E) Nonehofhthehabove;hEarthhSciencehmakeshusehofhallhofhthesehsciences.
Answer:hhE
Diff:h1
Topic:hh1.1hWhathIshEarthhScience
Bloom'shTaxonomy:hh3hApply
, Te s t h B a n k h f o r h E a
r t h h S c i e n c e h 1 4
t h h E d i t i o nh
4)hOceanographyhishthehstudyhofhthehoceanshandhgeologyhishthehstudyhofhthehearth,hsohwhathish
meteorology?
A) thehstudyhofhmeteors
B) thehstudyhofhthehSun'shimpacthonhthehupperhatmosphere
C) thehstudyhofhthehatmosphere
D) thehstudyhofhhowhtohbehahTVhnewscaster
Answer:hhC
Diff:h1
Topic:hh1.1hWhathIshEarthhScience
Bloom'shTaxonomy:hh1hRemember
5)hSedimentaryhrockshwithhmarinehfossilsharehexposedhaththehtophofhMt.hEverest.hhWhichhscientistsh
wouldhmakehmosthusehofhthishobservationhinhtheirhstudy?
A) Meteorologists,hbecausehtheyhcouldhusehthehfossilshashahguidehtohancienthclimates
B) Geologists,hbecausehtheirhelevationhishrelatedhtohphysicalhgeologyhandhfossilsharehrelatedhtoh
Earthhhistory
C) Oceanographers,hbecausehthehfossilshcanhtellhushabouthperiodshwhenhthehearthhwashcoveredh
withhwaterhtohthehheighthofhMt.hEverest
D) Astronomers,hbecausehtheyhcanhstudyhhowhlifehcamehfromhouterhspacehtohEarth
Answer:hhB
Diff:h1
Topic:hh1.1hWhathIshEarthhScience
Bloom'shTaxonomy:hh2hUnderstand
6)hHurricaneshandhtornadosharehnaturalhdisasters.hhWhathbranchhofhthehEarthhscienceshstudiesht
hehoriginhofhthesehphenomena?
A) Meteorology
B) Geology
C) OceanographyhD)hAstronomy
