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Which of the following is mainly studied in geology?
how the Earth has changed over time
the solid earth, including the materials that make up the planet and the processes that shape the planet
the interaction between humans and the geological environment
the interaction between the Earth and the rest of the solar system
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Which of the following major fields of geology is concerned with the application of principles of plate tectonics to geology?
chronology
geotectonics
sedimentology
topography
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Which major field of geology is concerned with the layers rock as it relates to geologic time?
chronology
astrogeology
topography
petrology
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Which field of geology is focused on the formation of types of rocks in their specific environment?
pedology
petrology
edaphology
mineralogy
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Which of the following field of geology concerns with the classification of soil based on their biological, physical and chemical properties?
soil sciences
edaphology
pedology
agrology
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Which field of geology is concerned with the deformation of Earth’s crust and mantle specific to its physical processes.
tectonics
neotectonics
seismotectonics
techtonophysics
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Which field is concerned with the formation of ice and glacial deposits and the behavior and distribution of glaciers?
surficial geology
geophysics
glaciology
lithology
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Which field of geology is concerned with the arrangement of physical features (natural and artificial) on the landscape?
orography
topography
hypsometry
areology
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Which field of geology is focused on the study of the formation of physical features on the moon such as lunar craters and mountain ranges?
astrogeology
areology
selenography
exogeology
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Which of the following is focused on the study of evolution of organisms and their interactions in their environment by studying fossil records often found in rocks?
stratigraphy
geomorphology
paleontology
geochronology
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Which field of geology refers to the study of natural processes which bring about the change upon the Earth's surface?
physical geology
structural geology
geochemistry
mining geology?
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4.6 billion years ago, Earth was created from the remnant of dead stars that collected in a giant dust cloud.
True
False
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Earth (and planetary) formation took 10-20 million years and the process is very well understood.
Ture
False
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The Earth's outer core is 70% the size of the moon and about the temperature of the sun.
True
False
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What is the average thickness of the Earth's crust in kilometers?
20
30
40
50
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The Earth is 71% water, 97.5% of which is fresh water.
True
False