CA Geol Rules/Regulations Exam
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% PASS
Active fault - CORRECT ANSWER-A fault that's been active in the Holocene
(11,700 years), as determined by the CAGS
Alquist-Priolo (AP) Earthquake Fault Zoning Act - CORRECT ANSWER-Ca law
that establishes zones around (potentially) active faults and specifies establishment
standards through special geologic studies
ASCE 7 - CORRECT ANSWER-American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
standard that establishes minimum design Loads for buildings & other structures
ASTM - CORRECT ANSWER-American Society for Testing and Materials
Base Flood - CORRECT ANSWER-A flood having a 1% chance of being equaled
or exceeded in a given year
Base Flood Elevation - CORRECT ANSWER-Elevation of base flood relative to
the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (or any other specified on the Flood
Insurance Rate Map (FIRM))
, Cal/OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER-Enforces occupational safety and health
standards/regulations
Casing - CORRECT ANSWER-Heavy metal pipe extending from the ground to
the bottom of a borehole and cemented in place. Installed to prevent cave-in, loss
of drilling fluid, and unwanted fluids from entering the borehole.
CBC - CORRECT ANSWER-CA Building Code, 24 CCR
CCR - CORRECT ANSWER-CA Code of Regulations
CDPH - CORRECT ANSWER-CA Dpt of Public Health
CEG - CORRECT ANSWER-Certified Engineering Geologist (CA)
CERCLA - CORRECT ANSWER-U.S. "Comprehensive Environmental
Response Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980" aka "Superfund"; covers
abandoned hazardous waste sites
CEQA - CORRECT ANSWER-CA Environmental Quality Act
CFR - CORRECT ANSWER-Code of Federal Regulations
CGS - CORRECT ANSWER-CA Geological Survey; previous CA Division of
Mines & Geology; publishes the Natl Seismic Hazard Maps w/ USGS and reviews
CEG geology/seismology reports for building essential facilities
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% PASS
Active fault - CORRECT ANSWER-A fault that's been active in the Holocene
(11,700 years), as determined by the CAGS
Alquist-Priolo (AP) Earthquake Fault Zoning Act - CORRECT ANSWER-Ca law
that establishes zones around (potentially) active faults and specifies establishment
standards through special geologic studies
ASCE 7 - CORRECT ANSWER-American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
standard that establishes minimum design Loads for buildings & other structures
ASTM - CORRECT ANSWER-American Society for Testing and Materials
Base Flood - CORRECT ANSWER-A flood having a 1% chance of being equaled
or exceeded in a given year
Base Flood Elevation - CORRECT ANSWER-Elevation of base flood relative to
the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (or any other specified on the Flood
Insurance Rate Map (FIRM))
, Cal/OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER-Enforces occupational safety and health
standards/regulations
Casing - CORRECT ANSWER-Heavy metal pipe extending from the ground to
the bottom of a borehole and cemented in place. Installed to prevent cave-in, loss
of drilling fluid, and unwanted fluids from entering the borehole.
CBC - CORRECT ANSWER-CA Building Code, 24 CCR
CCR - CORRECT ANSWER-CA Code of Regulations
CDPH - CORRECT ANSWER-CA Dpt of Public Health
CEG - CORRECT ANSWER-Certified Engineering Geologist (CA)
CERCLA - CORRECT ANSWER-U.S. "Comprehensive Environmental
Response Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980" aka "Superfund"; covers
abandoned hazardous waste sites
CEQA - CORRECT ANSWER-CA Environmental Quality Act
CFR - CORRECT ANSWER-Code of Federal Regulations
CGS - CORRECT ANSWER-CA Geological Survey; previous CA Division of
Mines & Geology; publishes the Natl Seismic Hazard Maps w/ USGS and reviews
CEG geology/seismology reports for building essential facilities
COPYRIGHT ©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
