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Geology and the Environment: Living with a Dynamic Planet | 8th
Edition
by Paul Bierman, Richard Hazlett, Dee D. Trent
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,Table of Content
Section I. Our planet

Chapter 1. Why Environmental Geology Matters

Chapter 2. Earth as a System

Chapter 3. Climate Change

Section II. The Solid Earth
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Chapter 4. Minerals and Rocks

Chapter 5. Volcanoes

Chapter 6. Earthquakes and People
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Section III. The Surface Earth
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Chapter 7. Soil

Chapter 8. Water
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Chapter 9. Erosion

Chapter 10. Coasts and Oceans

Section IV. Earth and Society
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Chapter 11. Energy and the Environment

Chapter 12. Waste Management
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,Test Bank For
Geology and the Environment Living with a Dynamic Planet 8th Edition by Paul Bierman, Richard
Hazlett, Dee D. Trent
Chapter 1-12

Chapter 01: Why Environmental Geology Matters
1. Environmental geologists are professionals who apply understanding of the natural environment.
a. True
b. False
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ANSWER: True
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REFERENCES: What is Environmental Geology and Who Are Environmental Geologists?
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.01 - Explain what environmental geology is and why it matters.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

2. In today’s world of hyperspecializations, the job description of an environmental geologist is very precise.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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REFERENCES: What is Environmental Geology and Who Are Environmental Geologists?
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.01 - Explain what environmental geology is and why it matters.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
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3. Environmental geology is an applied science.
a. True
b. False
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ANSWER: True
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REFERENCES: What is Environmental Geology and Who Are Environmental Geologists?
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.01 - Explain what environmental geology is and why it matters.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

4. Groundwater refers to water that is in completely saturated bedrock.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World
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HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 - Give examples of major problems approached by environmental
geologists.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

5. The Bunker Hill Basin aquifer supplies 467 billion gallons of freshwater each year.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 - Give examples of major problems approached by environmental
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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
b. False
ANSWER: False
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REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World
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HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 - Give examples of major problems approached by environmental
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7. Environmental problems of a geological nature can develop slowly.
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b. False
ANSWER: True
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REFERENCES: Environmental Geology: Why It Matters to You and The World
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QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Ch01.LO.02 - Give examples of major problems approached by environmental
geologists.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

8. Hydrogen gas is a non-flammable substance, and completely harmless when it comes in contact with water.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
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