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TEST BANK
Geology and the Environment: Living with a Dynamic Planet
Paul Bierman, Richard Hazlett & Dee Trent
8th Edition
All Chapters Complete (Questions with Verified Answers)
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Chapter 01: Why Environmental Geology Matters
1. Environmental geologists are professionals who apply understanding of the natural environment.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
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
2. In today’s world of hyper specializations, the job description of an environmental geologist is very precise.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
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
3. Environmental geology is an applied science.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
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
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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QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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
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
geologists.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
6. An environmental geologist studies the Earth’s surface, water, the oceans, and the surrounding solar system.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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
geologists.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
7. Environmental problems of a geological nature can develop slowly.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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
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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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
geologists.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
9. More than 100 bodies of climbers have been recovered from Mount Everest due to the warming climate melting the
snow and ice.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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
geologists.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
10. Environmental refugees are people escaping drastic, long-lasting environmental change.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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
geologists.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
11. Climate mitigation means avoiding or reducing emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gasses.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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
geologists.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
12. Radon is a radioactive gas formed by the natural disintegration of uranium.
a. True
b. False
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TEST BANK
Geology and the Environment: Living with a Dynamic Planet
Paul Bierman, Richard Hazlett & Dee Trent
8th Edition
All Chapters Complete (Questions with Verified Answers)
Page 1
,@ProfdocDigitalLibraries <Best Online Study Materials>
Chapter 01: Why Environmental Geology Matters
1. Environmental geologists are professionals who apply understanding of the natural environment.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
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
2. In today’s world of hyper specializations, the job description of an environmental geologist is very precise.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
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
3. Environmental geology is an applied science.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
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
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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QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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
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
geologists.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
6. An environmental geologist studies the Earth’s surface, water, the oceans, and the surrounding solar system.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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
geologists.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
7. Environmental problems of a geological nature can develop slowly.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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
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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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
geologists.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
9. More than 100 bodies of climbers have been recovered from Mount Everest due to the warming climate melting the
snow and ice.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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
geologists.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
10. Environmental refugees are people escaping drastic, long-lasting environmental change.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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
geologists.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
11. Climate mitigation means avoiding or reducing emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gasses.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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
geologists.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
12. Radon is a radioactive gas formed by the natural disintegration of uranium.
a. True
b. False
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