Test Bank For Earth Science 14th Edition By Tarbuck and Lutgens

Chapter 1   Introduction to Earth Science

1) What are the basic differences between the disciplines of physical and historical geology?

1. A) Physical geology is the study of fossils and sequences of rock strata; historical geology is the study of how rocks and minerals were used in the past.
2. B) Historical geology involves the study of rock strata, fossils, and geologic events, utilizing the geologic time scale as a reference; physical geology includes the study of how rocks form and of how erosion shapes the land surface.
3. C) Physical geology involves the study of rock strata, fossils, and deposition in relation to plate movements in the geologic past; historical geology charts how and where the plates were moving in the past.
4. D) none of the above—physical geology and historical geology are essentially the same.

Answer:  B

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Topic:  1.1 What Is Earth Science

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Knowledge/Comprehension

2) The study of Earth’s atmosphere is known as ________.

1. A) astronomy
2. B) oceanography
3. C) meteorology
4. D) cosmology

Answer:  C

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Topic:  1.1 What Is Earth Science

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Knowledge/Comprehension

3) Which science is not used within the Earth sciences?

1. A) Chemistry
2. B) Physics
3. C) Biology
4. D) Mathematics
5. E) None of the above; Earth Science makes use of all of these sciences.

Answer:  E

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Topic:  1.1 What Is Earth Science

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Application/Analysis

4) Oceanography is the study of the oceans and geology is the study of the earth, so what is meteorology?

1. A) the study of meteors
2. B) the study of the Sun’s impact on the upper atmosphere
3. C) the study of the atmosphere
4. D) the study of how to be a TV newscaster

Answer:  C

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Topic:  1.1 What Is Earth Science

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Knowledge/Comprehension

5) Sedimentary rocks with marine fossils are exposed at the top of Mt. Everest.  Which scientists would make most use of this observation in their study?

1. A) Meteorologists, because they could use the fossils as a guide to ancient climates
2. B) Geologists, because their elevation is related to physical geology and fossils are related to Earth history
3. C) Oceanographers, because the fossils can tell us about periods when the earth was covered with water to the height of Mt. Everest
4. D) Astronomers, because they can study how life came from outer space to Earth

Answer:  B

Diff: 1

Topic:  1.1 What Is Earth Science

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Knowledge/Comprehension