Determine whether each of the statements below is true or false.
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All materials used by humankind are ultimately derived from geological processes.
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A rudimentary knowledge of geological processes can be useful in your life.
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| | B) | FALSE |
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Earth is the only planet on which geological processes occur.
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| | B) | FALSE |
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Geologists only care about extracting natural resources from the Earth.
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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Geologists are employed in a broad spectrum of professional fields.
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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Geology is the only natural science field that is concerned with environmental processes on geologic time scales.
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| | B) | FALSE |
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Geologists understand how earthquakes are generated, but cannot predict when they will occur.
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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Geologists understand how volcanoes erupt, but cannot predict when they will erupt.
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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All geologists are in favor of oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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Geologists are concerned with conservation of natural resources.
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| | B) | FALSE |
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Among professionals in Biology, Physics, Chemistry, and Geology, geologists are the lowest paid.
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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Earth's continents are constantly in motion.
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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When geologists speak of the "lithosphere", they really mean "crust".
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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Earth's inner core is molten.
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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Large damaging earthquakes may occur anywhere on Earth at any time without warning.
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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Volcanic activity is common at divergent plate boundaries.
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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Volcanic activity is common at convergent plate boundaries.
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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Volcanic activity is common at transform plate boundaries.
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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Earth has changed very little since its formation 4.5 billion years ago.
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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Most geologists grow beards, wear hiking boots, blue jeans, and flannel shirts, and carry rock hammers.
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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