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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 study
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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 geol
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ogic time scale as a reference; physical geology includes the study of how rocks form and of how erosio
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EARTH SCIENCE 13 EDITION
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Earth Science rt r t r t rt rt rt
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 study
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of how rocks and minerals were used in the past.
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