ASBOG practice exam 1
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
TheBassemblageBofBalbite,Bchlorite,Bactinolite,BandBcalciteBwouldBbeBmostBcharacteristi
cBofB-BAnswergreenschistBfacies
TheBassemblageBofBhornblendeB+BplagioclaseBwouldBmostBlikelyBbeB-
BAnsweramphiboiteBfacies
InBcarbonatesBwollastoniteB+BanorthiteB+BdiopsideBwouldBmostBlikelyBbeB-
BAnswersanidiniteBfacies
TheBformulaBK(AlSi3O8)BisBforBwhatBmineralB-BAnswersanidine
WhatBareBsomeBcommonBassociativeBmineralsBwithBsanidineB-
BAnswerQuartz,BMuscovite,BBiotite,BPlagioclaseBfeldspars,
quartzB+BjadeiteB+BlawsoniteB±Bphengite,Bglaucophane,BchloriteBwouldBmostBlikelyBbeB
aBchacteristicBofB-BAnswerblueshistBfacies
ABbraidedBstreamBusuallyBindicatesBthatBtheBstreamB-
BAnswerhasBgreaterBloadBthanBcapacity
theBsoilBofBCLBwouldBbeBbestBforB-BAnswertheBuseBofBanBaquitard
ABfissureBveinBofBgoldBquartzBwouldBmostBlikelyBbeBassociatedBwithB-
BAnswerrareBearths
, ABtitaniferousBmagnetiteBdepositBwouldBmostBlikelyBbeBassociatedBwithB-
BAnswermaficBandBultramaficBintrusiveBbodies
WhatBaBmassBofBsmallBlooseBstonesBthatBformBorBcoverBaBslopeBonBaBmountainB-
BAnswerscree
WhatBisBpileBofBrocksBthatBaccumulatesBatBtheBbaseBofBaBcliff,Bchute,BorBslopeB-
BAnswerpileBofBrocksBthatBaccumulatesBatBtheBbaseBofBaBcliff,Bchute,BorBslope
WhatBisBanBinclinometerBusedBforB-
BAnsweranBinstrumentBforBmeasuringBanglesBofBslopeB(orBtilt),BelevationBorBdepression
BofBanBobjectBwithBrespectBtoBgravity
WhatBisBaBtypeBofBelectricalBtransformerBusedBforBmeasuringBlinearBdisplacementB(posi
tion).B-BAnswerABlinearBvariableBdifferentialBtransformer
WhatBisBaBtransducerBthatBisBusedBtoBcreateBanBelectricalBsignalBwhoseBmagnitudeBisB
directlyBproportionalBtoBtheBforceBbeingBmeasuredB-BAnswerloadBcell
WhatBisBaBdeviceBthatBisBusedBtoBmeasureBchangesBinBtheBlengthBofBanBobjectB-
BAnsweraBextensometer
WhatBgeophysicalBtechniqueBofBmagneticsBcouldBbeBusedBtoBinvestigateB-
BAnsweraBskarn
CavesBfoundBwithinBlimestoneBresultBfromB-
BAnswerslowlyBcirculatingBwaterBbelowBtheBwaterBtable
Plagioclase,Bquartz,Bbiotite,BandBhornblendeBwouldBmostBlikelyBbeBfoundBinB-
BAnswerdacite
PlagioclaseBplusBpyroxeneBorBhornblendeBcouldBbeBfoundBinB-BAnswerandesite
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
TheBassemblageBofBalbite,Bchlorite,Bactinolite,BandBcalciteBwouldBbeBmostBcharacteristi
cBofB-BAnswergreenschistBfacies
TheBassemblageBofBhornblendeB+BplagioclaseBwouldBmostBlikelyBbeB-
BAnsweramphiboiteBfacies
InBcarbonatesBwollastoniteB+BanorthiteB+BdiopsideBwouldBmostBlikelyBbeB-
BAnswersanidiniteBfacies
TheBformulaBK(AlSi3O8)BisBforBwhatBmineralB-BAnswersanidine
WhatBareBsomeBcommonBassociativeBmineralsBwithBsanidineB-
BAnswerQuartz,BMuscovite,BBiotite,BPlagioclaseBfeldspars,
quartzB+BjadeiteB+BlawsoniteB±Bphengite,Bglaucophane,BchloriteBwouldBmostBlikelyBbeB
aBchacteristicBofB-BAnswerblueshistBfacies
ABbraidedBstreamBusuallyBindicatesBthatBtheBstreamB-
BAnswerhasBgreaterBloadBthanBcapacity
theBsoilBofBCLBwouldBbeBbestBforB-BAnswertheBuseBofBanBaquitard
ABfissureBveinBofBgoldBquartzBwouldBmostBlikelyBbeBassociatedBwithB-
BAnswerrareBearths
, ABtitaniferousBmagnetiteBdepositBwouldBmostBlikelyBbeBassociatedBwithB-
BAnswermaficBandBultramaficBintrusiveBbodies
WhatBaBmassBofBsmallBlooseBstonesBthatBformBorBcoverBaBslopeBonBaBmountainB-
BAnswerscree
WhatBisBpileBofBrocksBthatBaccumulatesBatBtheBbaseBofBaBcliff,Bchute,BorBslopeB-
BAnswerpileBofBrocksBthatBaccumulatesBatBtheBbaseBofBaBcliff,Bchute,BorBslope
WhatBisBanBinclinometerBusedBforB-
BAnsweranBinstrumentBforBmeasuringBanglesBofBslopeB(orBtilt),BelevationBorBdepression
BofBanBobjectBwithBrespectBtoBgravity
WhatBisBaBtypeBofBelectricalBtransformerBusedBforBmeasuringBlinearBdisplacementB(posi
tion).B-BAnswerABlinearBvariableBdifferentialBtransformer
WhatBisBaBtransducerBthatBisBusedBtoBcreateBanBelectricalBsignalBwhoseBmagnitudeBisB
directlyBproportionalBtoBtheBforceBbeingBmeasuredB-BAnswerloadBcell
WhatBisBaBdeviceBthatBisBusedBtoBmeasureBchangesBinBtheBlengthBofBanBobjectB-
BAnsweraBextensometer
WhatBgeophysicalBtechniqueBofBmagneticsBcouldBbeBusedBtoBinvestigateB-
BAnsweraBskarn
CavesBfoundBwithinBlimestoneBresultBfromB-
BAnswerslowlyBcirculatingBwaterBbelowBtheBwaterBtable
Plagioclase,Bquartz,Bbiotite,BandBhornblendeBwouldBmostBlikelyBbeBfoundBinB-
BAnswerdacite
PlagioclaseBplusBpyroxeneBorBhornblendeBcouldBbeBfoundBinB-BAnswerandesite