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Geology and the Environment Living with a Dynamic Planet 8th Edition by Paul Bierman, Richard Hazl
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Chapter 01: Why Environmental Geology Matters
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1. Environmental geologists are professionals who apply understanding of the natural environment.
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REFERENCES: What is Environmental Geology and Who Are Environmental Geologists? pn pn pn pn pn pn pn pn




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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.01 - Explain what environmental geology is and why it matters.
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2. In today’s world of hyperspecializations, the job description of an environmental geologist is very precise.
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a. True
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REFERENCES: What is Environmental Geology and Who Are Environmental Geologists?pn pn pn pn pn pn pn pn




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3. Environmental geology is an applied science.
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REFERENCES: What is Environmental Geology and Who Are Environmental Geologists? pn pn pn pn pn pn pn pn




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4. Groundwater refers to water that is in completely saturated bedrock.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World pn pn pn pn pn pn pn pn pn




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Give examples of major problems approached by environmental geologists.
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5. The Bunker Hill Basin aquifer supplies 467 billion gallons of freshwater each year.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World pn pn pn pn pn pn pn pn pn




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Give examples of major problems approached by environmental geologists.
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6. An environmental geologist studies the Earth’s surface, water, the oceans, and the surrounding solar system.
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a. True
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ANSWER: False
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7. Environmental problems of a geological nature can develop slowly.
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a. True
b. False
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8. Hydrogen gas is a non-flammable substance, and completely harmless when it comes in contact with water.
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a. True
b. False
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, REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World
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QUESTION TYPE: pn True / False
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Give examples of major problems approached by environmental geologists.
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9. More than 100 bodies of climbers have been recovered from Mount Everest due to the warming climate melting the
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snow and ice.
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a. True
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10. Environmental refugees are people escaping drastic, long-lasting environmental change.
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a. True
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REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World pn pn pn pn pn pn pn pn pn




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Give examples of major problems approached by environmental geologists.
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11. Climate mitigation means avoiding or reducing emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gasses.
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a. True
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ANSWER: True
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REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World pn pn pn pn pn pn pn pn pn




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12. Radon is a radioactive gas formed by the natural disintegration of uranium.
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a. True
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