Earth Science, Tarbuck -
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n Complete test bank - exam questions -
n n n n n n
quizzes (updated2022)
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, TestnBanknfornEarthnSciencen14thnEditio
n
EarthnScience,n14en(Tarbuck/Lutgens)nChapte
rn1n IntroductionntonEarthnScience
1) Whatnarenthenbasicndifferencesnbetweennthendisciplinesnofnphysicalnandnhistoricaln
geology?
A) Physicalngeologynisnthenstudynofnfossilsnandnsequencesnofnrocknstrata;nhistoricalng
eologynisnthenstudynofnhownrocksnandnmineralsnwerenusedninnthenpast.
B) Historicalngeologyninvolvesnthenstudynofnrocknstrata,nfossils,nandngeologicnevents,nuti
lizingnthengeologicntimenscalenasnanreference;nphysicalngeologynincludesnthenstudynofnho
wnrocksnformnandnofnhownerosionnshapesnthenlandnsurface.
C) Physicalngeologyninvolvesnthenstudynofnrocknstrata,nfossils,nandndepositionninnrelationntonp
latenmovementsninnthengeologicnpast;nhistoricalngeologynchartsnhownandnwherenthenplatesnw
erenmovingninnthenpast.
D) nonenofnthenabove—
physicalngeologynandnhistoricalngeologynarenessentiallynthensame.nAnswer:nB
Diff:n1
Topic:n1.1nWhatnIsnEarthnSciencen
Bloom'snTaxonomy:n 1nRemember
2) ThenstudynofnEarth'snatmospherenisnknownnas .
A) astronomy
B) oceanography
C) meteorology
D) cosmologyn
Answer:nCnDi
ff:n1
Topic:n 1.1nWhatnIsnEarthnScience
, TestnBanknfornEarthnSciencen14thnEditio
n
Bloom'snTaxonomy:n 1nRemember
3) WhichnsciencenisnnotnusednwithinnthenEarthnsciences?
A) Chemistry
B) Physics
C) Biology
D) Mathematics
E) Nonenofnthenabove;nEarthnSciencenmakesnusenofnallnofnthesensciences.n
Answer:nE
Diff:n1
Topic:n1.1nWhatnIsnEarthnSciencenB
loom'snTaxonomy:nn3nApply
, TestnBanknfornEarthnSciencen14thnEditio
n
4) Oceanographynisnthenstudynofnthenoceansnandngeologynisnthenstudynofnthenearth,nsonwhatnis
nmeteorology?
A) thenstudynofnmeteors
B) thenstudynofnthenSun'snimpactnonnthenuppernatmosphere
C) thenstudynofnthenatmosphere
D) thenstudynofnhowntonbenanTVnnewscastern
Answer:nC
Diff:n1
Topic:n1.1nWhatnIsnEarthnSciencen
Bloom'snTaxonomy:n 1nRemember
5) SedimentarynrocksnwithnmarinenfossilsnarenexposednatnthentopnofnMt.nEverest.nWhichns
cientistsnwouldnmakenmostnusenofnthisnobservationninntheirnstudy?
A) Meteorologists,nbecausentheyncouldnusenthenfossilsnasnanguidentonancientnclimates
B) Geologists,nbecausentheirnelevationnisnrelatedntonphysicalngeologynandnfossilsnarenr
elatedntonEarthnhistory
C) Oceanographers,nbecausenthenfossilsncanntellnusnaboutnperiodsnwhennthenearthnwasnc
overednwithnwaterntonthenheightnofnMt.nEverest
D) Astronomers,nbecausentheyncannstudynhownlifencamenfromnouternspacentonEarthn
Answer:nB
Diff:n1
Topic:n1.1nWhatnIsnEarthnSciencenBl
oom'snTaxonomy:n 2nUnderstand
6) Hurricanesnandntornadosnarennaturalndisasters.nWhatnbranchnofnthenEarthnsciencesnst
udiesnthenoriginnofnthesenphenomena?
A) Meteorology
B) Geology
n n n
n Complete test bank - exam questions -
n n n n n n
quizzes (updated2022)
n n n
, TestnBanknfornEarthnSciencen14thnEditio
n
EarthnScience,n14en(Tarbuck/Lutgens)nChapte
rn1n IntroductionntonEarthnScience
1) Whatnarenthenbasicndifferencesnbetweennthendisciplinesnofnphysicalnandnhistoricaln
geology?
A) Physicalngeologynisnthenstudynofnfossilsnandnsequencesnofnrocknstrata;nhistoricalng
eologynisnthenstudynofnhownrocksnandnmineralsnwerenusedninnthenpast.
B) Historicalngeologyninvolvesnthenstudynofnrocknstrata,nfossils,nandngeologicnevents,nuti
lizingnthengeologicntimenscalenasnanreference;nphysicalngeologynincludesnthenstudynofnho
wnrocksnformnandnofnhownerosionnshapesnthenlandnsurface.
C) Physicalngeologyninvolvesnthenstudynofnrocknstrata,nfossils,nandndepositionninnrelationntonp
latenmovementsninnthengeologicnpast;nhistoricalngeologynchartsnhownandnwherenthenplatesnw
erenmovingninnthenpast.
D) nonenofnthenabove—
physicalngeologynandnhistoricalngeologynarenessentiallynthensame.nAnswer:nB
Diff:n1
Topic:n1.1nWhatnIsnEarthnSciencen
Bloom'snTaxonomy:n 1nRemember
2) ThenstudynofnEarth'snatmospherenisnknownnas .
A) astronomy
B) oceanography
C) meteorology
D) cosmologyn
Answer:nCnDi
ff:n1
Topic:n 1.1nWhatnIsnEarthnScience
, TestnBanknfornEarthnSciencen14thnEditio
n
Bloom'snTaxonomy:n 1nRemember
3) WhichnsciencenisnnotnusednwithinnthenEarthnsciences?
A) Chemistry
B) Physics
C) Biology
D) Mathematics
E) Nonenofnthenabove;nEarthnSciencenmakesnusenofnallnofnthesensciences.n
Answer:nE
Diff:n1
Topic:n1.1nWhatnIsnEarthnSciencenB
loom'snTaxonomy:nn3nApply
, TestnBanknfornEarthnSciencen14thnEditio
n
4) Oceanographynisnthenstudynofnthenoceansnandngeologynisnthenstudynofnthenearth,nsonwhatnis
nmeteorology?
A) thenstudynofnmeteors
B) thenstudynofnthenSun'snimpactnonnthenuppernatmosphere
C) thenstudynofnthenatmosphere
D) thenstudynofnhowntonbenanTVnnewscastern
Answer:nC
Diff:n1
Topic:n1.1nWhatnIsnEarthnSciencen
Bloom'snTaxonomy:n 1nRemember
5) SedimentarynrocksnwithnmarinenfossilsnarenexposednatnthentopnofnMt.nEverest.nWhichns
cientistsnwouldnmakenmostnusenofnthisnobservationninntheirnstudy?
A) Meteorologists,nbecausentheyncouldnusenthenfossilsnasnanguidentonancientnclimates
B) Geologists,nbecausentheirnelevationnisnrelatedntonphysicalngeologynandnfossilsnarenr
elatedntonEarthnhistory
C) Oceanographers,nbecausenthenfossilsncanntellnusnaboutnperiodsnwhennthenearthnwasnc
overednwithnwaterntonthenheightnofnMt.nEverest
D) Astronomers,nbecausentheyncannstudynhownlifencamenfromnouternspacentonEarthn
Answer:nB
Diff:n1
Topic:n1.1nWhatnIsnEarthnSciencenBl
oom'snTaxonomy:n 2nUnderstand
6) Hurricanesnandntornadosnarennaturalndisasters.nWhatnbranchnofnthenEarthnsciencesnst
udiesnthenoriginnofnthesenphenomena?
A) Meteorology
B) Geology
