ASBOG Exam Practice
Test Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
ABrockBdescribedBasBarkosicB-BAnswerisBsandstoneBcontainingB>B25%Bfeldspar
IfBtheBscaleBofBaBmapBisB1:24000BwhatBdoesB1BinBonBaBmapBrepresentB-
BAnswer2,000Bft
InBaBregionBerodedBbyBglaciers,BwhatBareBbowBshapedBdepressionsBatBtheBheadBofBaB
glacialBvalley?B-BAnswerCirques
WhichBtwo-letterBsymbolBisBcommonlyBusedBforBaBfatBclay?B-BAnswerCH
ForBaBdip-slipBfault,BwhatBisBtheBareaBaboveBtheBfaultBplaneBknownBas?B-
BAnswerHangingBwall
WhichBisotopeBdatingBmethodBisBcommonlyBusedBtoBdetermineBtheBagesBofBdetritalBzi
rconBgrainsBinBsandstone?B-BAnswerU-Pb
InBgeneral,BwhichBtectonicBenvironmentBisBmostBlikelyBtoBincludeBnormalBfaults?B-
BAnswerMid-OceanBridge
InBgeneral,BwhichBtectonicBenvironmentBisBmostBlikelyBtoBincludeBthrustBfaulting?B-
BAnswerSubductionBzone
InBgeneral,BwhichBtectonicBenvironmentBisBmostBlikelyBtoBincludeBstrike-slipBfaults?B-
BAnswerTransformBplateBboundaries
, WhichBofBtheBfollowingBup-
sectionBstratigraphicBsequencesBisBtheBclearestBexampleBofBaBmarineBtransgression?B-
BAnswerFluvialBsand,BbeachBsand,Bshore-faceBdeposits,Bopen-shelfBcarbonate
MineralBthatBisBnotBnormallyBassociateBwithBhydrothermalBalteration?B-BAnswerOlivine
WhatBisBaBsandstoneBwithB>90%BdetritalBquartzBcalled?B-BAnswerQuartzBarenite
InBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBtectonicBenvironmentsBisBcontinentalBcrustBcreated?B-
BAnswerSubductionBzone
WhatBtypeBofBacidBisBcharacteristicBofB"acidBmineBdrainage"?B-BAnswerSulphuric
WhichBtypeBofBfaultBusuallyBhasBtheBsteepestBdip?B-BAnswerStrikeBslip
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBtheBcorrectBorderBofBcrystallizationBaccordingBofBBowen'sBre
actionBseries?B-BAnswerOlivine,Bpyroxene,Bamphibole,Bbiotite,Bquartz
ABsoilBwithBhighBliquidBlimitBandBlowBplasticBlimitB-BAnswerhasBaBhighBplasticityBindex.
InBwhatBtypeBofBtectonicBenvironmentBareBmetamorphicBcoreBcomplexesBnormallyBloca
ted?B-BAnswerBack-Barcs
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBlistsBmineralsBinBorderBofBleastBtoBmostBsusceptibleBtoBweath
ering?B-BAnswerQuartz,Bmuscovite,Bamphibole,Bolivine
WhichBtypeBofBsandBduneBcommonlyBformsBinBareasBwithBmultipleBwindBdirecitons?B-
BAnswerStar
Test Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
ABrockBdescribedBasBarkosicB-BAnswerisBsandstoneBcontainingB>B25%Bfeldspar
IfBtheBscaleBofBaBmapBisB1:24000BwhatBdoesB1BinBonBaBmapBrepresentB-
BAnswer2,000Bft
InBaBregionBerodedBbyBglaciers,BwhatBareBbowBshapedBdepressionsBatBtheBheadBofBaB
glacialBvalley?B-BAnswerCirques
WhichBtwo-letterBsymbolBisBcommonlyBusedBforBaBfatBclay?B-BAnswerCH
ForBaBdip-slipBfault,BwhatBisBtheBareaBaboveBtheBfaultBplaneBknownBas?B-
BAnswerHangingBwall
WhichBisotopeBdatingBmethodBisBcommonlyBusedBtoBdetermineBtheBagesBofBdetritalBzi
rconBgrainsBinBsandstone?B-BAnswerU-Pb
InBgeneral,BwhichBtectonicBenvironmentBisBmostBlikelyBtoBincludeBnormalBfaults?B-
BAnswerMid-OceanBridge
InBgeneral,BwhichBtectonicBenvironmentBisBmostBlikelyBtoBincludeBthrustBfaulting?B-
BAnswerSubductionBzone
InBgeneral,BwhichBtectonicBenvironmentBisBmostBlikelyBtoBincludeBstrike-slipBfaults?B-
BAnswerTransformBplateBboundaries
, WhichBofBtheBfollowingBup-
sectionBstratigraphicBsequencesBisBtheBclearestBexampleBofBaBmarineBtransgression?B-
BAnswerFluvialBsand,BbeachBsand,Bshore-faceBdeposits,Bopen-shelfBcarbonate
MineralBthatBisBnotBnormallyBassociateBwithBhydrothermalBalteration?B-BAnswerOlivine
WhatBisBaBsandstoneBwithB>90%BdetritalBquartzBcalled?B-BAnswerQuartzBarenite
InBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBtectonicBenvironmentsBisBcontinentalBcrustBcreated?B-
BAnswerSubductionBzone
WhatBtypeBofBacidBisBcharacteristicBofB"acidBmineBdrainage"?B-BAnswerSulphuric
WhichBtypeBofBfaultBusuallyBhasBtheBsteepestBdip?B-BAnswerStrikeBslip
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBtheBcorrectBorderBofBcrystallizationBaccordingBofBBowen'sBre
actionBseries?B-BAnswerOlivine,Bpyroxene,Bamphibole,Bbiotite,Bquartz
ABsoilBwithBhighBliquidBlimitBandBlowBplasticBlimitB-BAnswerhasBaBhighBplasticityBindex.
InBwhatBtypeBofBtectonicBenvironmentBareBmetamorphicBcoreBcomplexesBnormallyBloca
ted?B-BAnswerBack-Barcs
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBlistsBmineralsBinBorderBofBleastBtoBmostBsusceptibleBtoBweath
ering?B-BAnswerQuartz,Bmuscovite,Bamphibole,Bolivine
WhichBtypeBofBsandBduneBcommonlyBformsBinBareasBwithBmultipleBwindBdirecitons?B-
BAnswerStar