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Earth Science 15th Edition
by Edward Tarbuck, Frederick Lutgens, Dennis Tasa
2025|| All Chapters Covered|| Latest Edition||100% Verified Answers|| ISBN-13 978-0134543536
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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.
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D) none of the above—physical geology and historical geology are essentially the same.
Answer: B
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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?
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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
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meteorology?
A) the study of meteors
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B) the study of the Sun's impact on the upper atmosphere
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D) the study of how to be a TV newscaster
Answer: C
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Topic: 1.1 What Is Earth Science Bloom's Taxonomy: 1 Remember
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
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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: 2 Understand
6) Hurricanes and tornados are natural disasters. What branch of the Earth sciences studies
the origin of these phenomena?
A) Meteorology
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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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Test Bank
Earth Science 15th Edition
by Edward Tarbuck, Frederick Lutgens, Dennis Tasa
2025|| All Chapters Covered|| Latest Edition||100% Verified Answers|| ISBN-13 978-0134543536
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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.
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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: 1 Remember
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2) The study of Earth's atmosphere is known as .
A) astronomy
B) oceanography
C) meteorology
D) cosmology
Answer: C .
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1 Remember
3) Which science is not used within the Earth sciences?
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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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Topic: 1.1 What Is Earth Science Bloom's Taxonomy: 3 Apply
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4) Oceanography is the study of the oceans and geology is the study of the earth, so what is
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meteorology?
A) the study of meteors
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B) the study of the Sun's impact on the upper atmosphere
C) the study of the atmosphere
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D) the study of how to be a TV newscaster
Answer: C
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Topic: 1.1 What Is Earth Science Bloom's Taxonomy: 1 Remember
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
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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: 2 Understand
6) Hurricanes and tornados are natural disasters. What branch of the Earth sciences studies
the origin of these phenomena?
A) Meteorology
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B) Geology
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C) Oceanography
D) Astronomy Answer: A .
Topic: 1.1 What Is Earth Science Bloom's Taxonomy: 2 Understand
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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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