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,Earth Science, 13e (Tarbuck)
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Earth Science
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1) What are the basic differences between the disciplines of physical and historical geology?
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A) Physical geology is the study of fossils and sequences of rock strata; historical geology is the
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study of how rocks and minerals were used in the past.
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B) Historical geology involves the study of rock strata, fossils, and geologic events, utilizing the
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geologic time scale as a reference; physical geology includes the study of how rocks form and of
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how erosion shapes the land surface.
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C) Physical geology involves the study of rock strata, fossils, and deposition in relation to plate
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movements in the geologic past; historical geology charts how and where the plates were moving
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in the past.
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Topic: 1.1 What Is Earth Science?
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Topic: 1.5 Early Evolution of Earth
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Topic: 1.6 Earth's Spheres B
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Topic: 1.7 A Closer Look at the Geosphere Bloo
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