Ch. 1 Questions

Question 1

Physical Geology is best described as the______

Answer 1

study of rocks and minerals and processes that shape the surface of the Earth

Question 2

The principle of uniformitarianism is commonly stated as ________

Answer 2

the present is the key to the past

Question 3

Observations and inferences is consistent with the idea of unifornitarinism

Answer 3

glacial landforms in southern Africa show the region was once covered by ice sheets

Question 4

A _____________ is a well-tested and widely accepted view that best explains certain scientific observations

Answer 4

theory

Question 5

The earth system is powered by energy from ________

Answer 5

Solar radiation and the earth’s internal heat

Question 6

Formation of the earth’s layered structure resulted from

Answer 6

melting and chemical differentiation

Question 7

_______ rocks always originate at the surface of the solid earth

Answer 7

Sedimentary

Question 8

Which is incorrect?

a. metamorphic rocks may melt to magma
b. sed. rocks may weather to igneous rock
c. magmas crystallize to form ig. rocks
d. ig. rocks can undergo metamorphism

Answer 8

B