Test Bank for Earth Science 14th Edition, By Tarbuck Complete All Chapters 1- 14, Newest Version.

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1) Whatharehthehbasichdifferenceshbetweenhthehdisciplineshofhphysicalhandhhistoricalh
geology?

A) Physicalhgeologyhishthehstudyhofhfossilshandhsequenceshofhrockhstrata;hhistoricalhg
eologyhishthehstudyhofhhowhrockshandhmineralshwerehusedhinhthehpast.

B) Historicalhgeologyhinvolveshthehstudyhofhrockhstrata,hfossils,handhgeologichevents,huti
lizinghthehgeologichtimehscalehashahreference;hphysicalhgeologyhincludeshthehstudyhofhho
whrockshformhandhofhhowherosionhshapeshthehlandhsurface.

C) Physicalhgeologyhinvolveshthehstudyhofhrockhstrata,hfossils,handhdepositionhinhrelationhtohp
latehmovementshinhthehgeologichpast;hhistoricalhgeologyhchartshhowhandhwherehthehplateshw
erehmovinghinhthehpast.

D) nonehofhthehabove—

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2) ThehstudyhofhEarth'shatmospherehishknownhas .

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B) oceanography

C) meteorology

D) cosmologyh

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3) WhichhsciencehishnothusedhwithinhthehEarthhsciences?

A) Chemistry

B) Physics

C) Biology

D) Mathematics

E) Nonehofhthehabove;hEarthhSciencehmakeshusehofhallhofhthesehsciences.h

Answer:hE

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4) Oceanographyhishthehstudyhofhthehoceanshandhgeologyhishthehstudyhofhthehearth,hsohwhathis
hmeteorology?




A) thehstudyhofhmeteors

B) thehstudyhofhthehSun'shimpacthonhthehupperhatmosphere

C) thehstudyhofhthehatmosphere

D) thehstudyhofhhowhtohbehahTVhnewscasterh

Answer:hC

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5) SedimentaryhrockshwithhmarinehfossilsharehexposedhaththehtophofhMt.hEverest.hWhichhs
cientistshwouldhmakehmosthusehofhthishobservationhinhtheirhstudy?

A) Meteorologists,hbecausehtheyhcouldhusehthehfossilshashahguidehtohancienthclimates

B) Geologists,hbecausehtheirhelevationhishrelatedhtohphysicalhgeologyhandhfossilsharehr
elatedhtohEarthhhistory

C) Oceanographers,hbecausehthehfossilshcanhtellhushabouthperiodshwhenhthehearthhwashc
overedhwithhwaterhtohthehheighthofhMt.hEverest

D) Astronomers,hbecausehtheyhcanhstudyhhowhlifehcamehfromhouterhspacehtohEarthh

Answer:hB

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6) Hurricaneshandhtornadosharehnaturalhdisasters.hWhathbranchhofhthehEarthhscienceshst
udieshthehoriginhofhthesehphenomena?

A) Meteorology

B) Geology