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EarthrScience,r14er(Tarbuck/Lutgens)rChapte
rr1r IntroductionrtorEarthrScience
1) Whatrarertherbasicrdifferencesrbetweenrtherdisciplinesrofrphysicalrandrhistoricalrge
ology?
A) Physicalrgeologyrisrtherstudyrofrfossilsrandrsequencesrofrrockrstrata;rhistoricalrge
ologyrisrtherstudyrofrhowrrocksrandrmineralsrwererusedrinrtherpast.
B) Historicalrgeologyrinvolvesrtherstudyrofrrockrstrata,rfossils,randrgeologicrevents,rutiliz
ingrthergeologicrtimerscalerasrarreference;rphysicalrgeologyrincludesrtherstudyrofrhowrroc
ksrformrandrofrhowrerosionrshapesrtherlandrsurface.
C) Physicalrgeologyrinvolvesrtherstudyrofrrockrstrata,rfossils,randrdepositionrinrrelationrtorpla
termovementsrinrthergeologicrpast;rhistoricalrgeologyrchartsrhowrandrwherertherplatesrwererm
ovingrinrtherpast.
D) nonerofrtherabove—
physicalrgeologyrandrhistoricalrgeologyrareressentiallyrthersame.rAnswer:rB
Diff:r1
Topic:r1.1rWhatrIsrEarthrSciencerBl
oom'srTaxonomy:r 1rRemember
2) TherstudyrofrEarth'sratmosphererisrknownras .
A) astronomy
B) oceanography
C) meteorology
D) cosmologyr
Answer:rCrDif
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Topic:r 1.1rWhatrIsrEarthrScience
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Bloom'srTaxonomy:r 1rRemember
3) WhichrsciencerisrnotrusedrwithinrtherEarthrsciences?
A) Chemistry
B) Physics
C) Biology
D) Mathematics
E) Nonerofrtherabove;rEarthrSciencermakesruserofrallrofrthesersciences.rAn
swer:rE
Diff:r1
Topic:r1.1rWhatrIsrEarthrSciencerBl
oom'srTaxonomy:rr3rApply
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4) Oceanographyrisrtherstudyrofrtheroceansrandrgeologyrisrtherstudyrofrtherearth,rsorwhatrisrm
eteorology?
A) therstudyrofrmeteors
B) therstudyrofrtherSun'srimpactronrtherupperratmosphere
C) therstudyrofrtheratmosphere
D) therstudyrofrhowrtorberarTVrnewscasterrA
nswer:rC
Diff:r1
Topic:r1.1rWhatrIsrEarthrSciencerBl
oom'srTaxonomy:r 1rRemember
5) SedimentaryrrocksrwithrmarinerfossilsrarerexposedratrthertoprofrMt.rEverest.rWhichrscie
ntistsrwouldrmakermostruserofrthisrobservationrinrtheirrstudy?
A) Meteorologists,rbecausertheyrcouldrusertherfossilsrasrarguidertorancientrclimates
B) Geologists,rbecausertheirrelevationrisrrelatedrtorphysicalrgeologyrandrfossilsrarerrel
atedrtorEarthrhistory
C) Oceanographers,rbecausertherfossilsrcanrtellrusraboutrperiodsrwhenrtherearthrwasrco
veredrwithrwaterrtortherheightrofrMt.rEverest
D) Astronomers,rbecausertheyrcanrstudyrhowrlifercamerfromrouterrspacertorEarthrAn
swer:rB
Diff:r1
Topic:r1.1rWhatrIsrEarthrSciencerBlo
om'srTaxonomy:r 2rUnderstand
6) Hurricanesrandrtornadosrarernaturalrdisasters.rWhatrbranchrofrtherEarthrsciencesrstu
diesrtheroriginrofrtheserphenomena?
A) Meteorology
B) Geology
r r r
Complete test bank - exam questions -
r r r r r r r
quizzes (updated2022)
r r r
, TestrBankrforrEarthrSciencer14thrEdition
EarthrScience,r14er(Tarbuck/Lutgens)rChapte
rr1r IntroductionrtorEarthrScience
1) Whatrarertherbasicrdifferencesrbetweenrtherdisciplinesrofrphysicalrandrhistoricalrge
ology?
A) Physicalrgeologyrisrtherstudyrofrfossilsrandrsequencesrofrrockrstrata;rhistoricalrge
ologyrisrtherstudyrofrhowrrocksrandrmineralsrwererusedrinrtherpast.
B) Historicalrgeologyrinvolvesrtherstudyrofrrockrstrata,rfossils,randrgeologicrevents,rutiliz
ingrthergeologicrtimerscalerasrarreference;rphysicalrgeologyrincludesrtherstudyrofrhowrroc
ksrformrandrofrhowrerosionrshapesrtherlandrsurface.
C) Physicalrgeologyrinvolvesrtherstudyrofrrockrstrata,rfossils,randrdepositionrinrrelationrtorpla
termovementsrinrthergeologicrpast;rhistoricalrgeologyrchartsrhowrandrwherertherplatesrwererm
ovingrinrtherpast.
D) nonerofrtherabove—
physicalrgeologyrandrhistoricalrgeologyrareressentiallyrthersame.rAnswer:rB
Diff:r1
Topic:r1.1rWhatrIsrEarthrSciencerBl
oom'srTaxonomy:r 1rRemember
2) TherstudyrofrEarth'sratmosphererisrknownras .
A) astronomy
B) oceanography
C) meteorology
D) cosmologyr
Answer:rCrDif
f:r1
Topic:r 1.1rWhatrIsrEarthrScience
, TestrBankrforrEarthrSciencer14thrEdition
Bloom'srTaxonomy:r 1rRemember
3) WhichrsciencerisrnotrusedrwithinrtherEarthrsciences?
A) Chemistry
B) Physics
C) Biology
D) Mathematics
E) Nonerofrtherabove;rEarthrSciencermakesruserofrallrofrthesersciences.rAn
swer:rE
Diff:r1
Topic:r1.1rWhatrIsrEarthrSciencerBl
oom'srTaxonomy:rr3rApply
, TestrBankrforrEarthrSciencer14thrEdition
4) Oceanographyrisrtherstudyrofrtheroceansrandrgeologyrisrtherstudyrofrtherearth,rsorwhatrisrm
eteorology?
A) therstudyrofrmeteors
B) therstudyrofrtherSun'srimpactronrtherupperratmosphere
C) therstudyrofrtheratmosphere
D) therstudyrofrhowrtorberarTVrnewscasterrA
nswer:rC
Diff:r1
Topic:r1.1rWhatrIsrEarthrSciencerBl
oom'srTaxonomy:r 1rRemember
5) SedimentaryrrocksrwithrmarinerfossilsrarerexposedratrthertoprofrMt.rEverest.rWhichrscie
ntistsrwouldrmakermostruserofrthisrobservationrinrtheirrstudy?
A) Meteorologists,rbecausertheyrcouldrusertherfossilsrasrarguidertorancientrclimates
B) Geologists,rbecausertheirrelevationrisrrelatedrtorphysicalrgeologyrandrfossilsrarerrel
atedrtorEarthrhistory
C) Oceanographers,rbecausertherfossilsrcanrtellrusraboutrperiodsrwhenrtherearthrwasrco
veredrwithrwaterrtortherheightrofrMt.rEverest
D) Astronomers,rbecausertheyrcanrstudyrhowrlifercamerfromrouterrspacertorEarthrAn
swer:rB
Diff:r1
Topic:r1.1rWhatrIsrEarthrSciencerBlo
om'srTaxonomy:r 2rUnderstand
6) Hurricanesrandrtornadosrarernaturalrdisasters.rWhatrbranchrofrtherEarthrsciencesrstu
diesrtheroriginrofrtheserphenomena?
A) Meteorology
B) Geology
