What was the primary focus of early Earth sciences?
Earth Science: Crash Course History of Science

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Quantitative analysis of biological systems
Observation-based knowledge of natural history
The study of celestial bodies
The development of modern technology
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What role did indigenous knowledge play in the development of geology?
It provided technical skills and labor for mining
It was used to disprove existing theories
It was ignored by early geologists
It was the sole basis for geological theories
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How did Bishop James Ussher estimate the age of the Earth?
By analyzing rock layers
By conducting cooling experiments
By using radiometric dating
By interpreting biblical texts
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What was the significance of the Comte de Buffon's cooling experiments?
They proved the Earth was only 6,000 years old
They suggested the Earth was much older than previously thought
They confirmed the biblical timeline of creation
They demonstrated the rapid cooling of the Earth
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What was Georges Cuvier's contribution to the understanding of Earth's history?
He developed the theory of uniformitarianism
He proposed the idea of catastrophism
He discovered radiometric dating
He calculated the Earth's age using fossils
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What was Charles Lyell's main argument against Cuvier's theory?
That fossils were unreliable evidence
That the Earth was much younger than previously thought
That catastrophes were the only explanation for geological changes
That geological history was shaped by gradual processes
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What was the impact of the debate between catastrophism and uniformitarianism?
It led to the rejection of fossil evidence
It inspired new theories about gradual geological change
It confirmed the biblical timeline of Earth's history
It resulted in the abandonment of geological studies
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